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Recent Examples of bowie knife
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.
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Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
There’s a reason bowie knives were developed to be fighting knives.
—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
Aside from their build, bowie knives serve multiple outdoor purposes.
—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
Adams recklessly tossed aside his rifle and jumped down a bank to chase the wolf with his bowie knife.
—Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 7 July 2018
During a mob scene, Thumbelina stabs one of the movie’s villains with a bowie knife before jumping on a table and mowing down the police with a machine gun.
—Matthew Sedacca, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2018
Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
There’s a reason bowie knives were developed to be fighting knives.
—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
Aside from their build, bowie knives serve multiple outdoor purposes.
—Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
Adams recklessly tossed aside his rifle and jumped down a bank to chase the wolf with his bowie knife.
—Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 7 July 2018
During a mob scene, Thumbelina stabs one of the movie’s villains with a bowie knife before jumping on a table and mowing down the police with a machine gun.
—Matthew Sedacca, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowie knife
Noun
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The dagger in my hand is already covered in my sweat.—
Mireille Juchau,
The Dial,
4 Feb. 2025
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For all of his tenacious effort at the defensive end, the signature play Friday for Maciejewski was a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter that served as the dagger.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Also missing are: — eight machine gun vehicle mounts; — seven free-standing machine gun tripods; — unspecified medical equipment; — 40 pairs of binoculars; and — 18 bayonets.—
City News Service,
Orange County Register,
12 Jan. 2025
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President Herbert Hoover deployed about 3,500 Army soldiers, in addition to police, to remove the veterans with tear gas, bayonets, and by setting fire to their camps, the VA said.—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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On the bottom rack, it is recommended to point all dishes towards the silverware basket and point all spoons and forks up while placing any knives or sharp utensils down.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2025
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Prime members can also save on handy tools and appliances, like this 14-piece knife set that comes with its own storage block, plus this multifunctional air fryer that’s 47 percent off.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ephron said Mayers put the gun back into his waistband to avoid attracting attention and was walking away when Ephron allegedly noticed Phillips had a pocketknife.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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At the Williamsburg International Airport in Virginia, a pocketknife was found shoved inside someone’s shoe.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The first sections of the bike path were made in 1992 with machetes and saws.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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The man who had wielded the machete fled the scene, and Young was rushed to the hospital.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Although there was also the option to put the stilettos through their paces downstairs on the dancefloor, where a thumping after party DJd by The Dare awaited.—
Freya Drohan,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2025
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Styling the showstopping stilettos depends on how wide the flare is.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One thing leads to another, and as is common with such hedonistic reunions among longtime buddies, somebody ends up with a switchblade in their neck.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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At a preliminary hearing held last year, San Diego police Detective Christopher Murray testified that Logan admitted to committing the homicide with a switchblade.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.—
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2024
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“Bowie knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowie%20knife. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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