draw a knife

Frequency: 5.23.8 per million words

to pull out a knife to use as a weapon

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Examples (10)

  • The assailant threatened the victim by suddenly drawing a knife.
  • In the tense standoff, the suspect refused to draw his knife.
  • He had no choice but to draw a knife for self-defense.
  • The security guard warned him not to draw a knife in public.
  • Fearing for her life, she saw the man draw a knife from his jacket.
  • The old Western movie showed a cowboy ready to draw his knife in a bar fight.
  • Witnesses reported that one of the men started to draw a knife during the argument.
  • The police officer ordered the man to drop the weapon before he could fully draw the knife.
  • It is illegal to draw a knife in self-defense unless you are in imminent danger.
  • The villain hesitated for a moment before drawing his knife and attacking.