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Recent Examples of sheath knifeKeep folding knives closed or sheath knives when not in use.—Popular Science, 14 Apr. 2020
The speaker that February night was Cassius Marcellus Clay, a bold and brawling Kentucky abolitionist, equally skilled with a stump speech and a bowie knife.
Jon Grinspan,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2024
There’s a reason bowie knives were developed to be fighting knives.
Seymour and her colleagues also found other artifacts at the site, including crossbow bolts, lead bullets, swords, daggers, chain mail and plate armor.
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 Dec. 2024
Buffalo's Mac Collins recovered the kick and returned it for 38 yards, which set up a scoring drive for the Bills and served as the eventual dagger, boosting the lead to 45-28.
One of the deputies went outside to grab more medical supplies from their car and saw Christopher S. Evans, 35, standing nearby with a knife in each hand.
Ryan Murphy,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
Still, having somebody in a character mask run around with a big knife is damn lazy as far as pop-culture subversions go.
The man forced the boyfriend into the bathroom at gunpoint with a revolver while the woman pulled out a pocketknife and began going through the victim’s belongings, the affidavit said.
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
26 Dec. 2024
Neal’s lawyer argued that Hopkins was wearing a tool belt that included blunt objects and a closed pocketknife, making the homicide self-defense.
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