knife thrust

Frequency: 6.05.1 per million words

a stabbing motion with a knife

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Examples (10)

  • The realization that she was gone was like a knife thrust.
  • The assailant delivered a sudden knife thrust to his victim.
  • He managed to parry the swift knife thrust just in time.
  • The doctor described the wound as a deep knife thrust.
  • She felt a sharp knife thrust of pain when she heard the news.
  • The guard blocked the unexpected knife thrust with his shield.
  • His sarcastic comment was another knife thrust to her already fragile confidence.
  • With a desperate knife thrust, the hero disarmed his attacker.
  • The forensic team analyzed the angle of the knife thrust.
  • The sudden economic downturn felt like a collective knife thrust to the industry.