wave a knife

Frequency: 5.03.5 per million words

to move a knife back and forth in a threatening manner

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Examples (10)

  • He waved his knife in her face threateningly.
  • The mugger began to wave a knife at the terrified tourist.
  • She instinctively stepped back when he started to wave the knife.
  • Fearing for his safety, the man tried to disarm the individual who was waving a knife.
  • He was arrested for disturbing the peace and waving a knife in public.
  • The argument escalated quickly, and soon one of them was waving a knife.
  • Don't ever wave a knife like that; it's extremely dangerous.
  • The security guard intervened when he saw the agitated man wave a knife.
  • He had no intention of using it, but merely wanted to wave a knife to intimidate them.
  • The suspect allegedly waved a knife at the store clerk before fleeing.