Knifepoint definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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noun The sharp end of a knife.
idiom at knifepoint Under threat of being stabbed or cut with a knife: was mugged at knifepoint.

The energy concentrated in that narrow beam could pierce his wet suit like a knifepoint and sever tendons and muscles. — Asimov'sSF,March2008
As stunned shoppers looked on, Arlington County police swarmed the Pentagon City mall, but the man who tied up and robbed a store clerk at knifepoint was gone. — Latest Headlines - ABC 7 News
The pet was stabbed to death on the ground and the woman was forced back inside her home at knifepoint, suffering "numerous" lacerations to her body. — ITN Headlines
Manchester: A 28-year-old suspect arrested after Manchester United footballer Darren Fletcher's house was burgled and his fiancee threatened at knifepoint was free on bail today.
A 17-year-old State witness on Wednesday told the Durban High Court he was forced to rape a young woman at knifepoint. — IOL: News