Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. The sharp end of a knife.
- idiom at knifepoint Under threat of being stabbed or cut with a knife: was mugged at knifepoint.
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- n. The pointed end of a knife.
Etymologies
Examples
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He countered, “Within six months of moving here, you were robbed at knifepoint and stumbled into the path of an angry bear.”
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The day she died, Aasiya Hassan forced her terrified husband at knifepoint to end a friendship with a woman confidante, the defense lawyer said.
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The hotel desk was deserted because the attackers had robbed the staff and forced them into another room at knifepoint and threatened them.
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A group of Bangladeshi construction workers claimed they had been threatened and robbed of their possessions at knifepoint.
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Prosecutors said Guandique had numerous improper encounters with women including attacking a woman at knifepoint in El Salvador before migrating to the U.S. when he was 19.
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Affidavit: Charlie Sheen's wife says he held her at knifepoint
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Anne Arundel County Police have charged two people with trying to carjack a neighbor at knifepoint.
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In 2008, he was attacked by three men at knifepoint at a train station in the capital Rabat.
The Case of Rachid Nini - A Test of Press Freedom in Morocco
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They said Guandique, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, fled his village in that country as a teenager because he was suspected of attacking a woman at knifepoint.
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