knifepoint

[ nahyf-point ]

noun

1. the sharp tip of a knife.

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. at knifepoint, under threat of being cut or stabbed with a knife:

   He was robbed at knifepoint.

Example Sentences

A woman assaulted at knifepoint in a sexually motivated attack managed to fight off her attacker with a torch, police have said.

From BBC

Among his convictions: abducting a woman in her car at knifepoint in 1976, for which he served five years, and kidnapping a woman at gunpoint from her home in 1984, for which he served eight.

From Los Angeles Times

The efforts to tackle thefts will also include continued patrol surges in areas around the country most at risk of serious violence, including knifepoint robberies.

From BBC

Sir Ben Ainslie has been robbed of his Rolex watch at knifepoint in Barcelona, ahead of qualification races for the America's Cup, Spanish media have reported.

From BBC

A Dundee woman who was forced at knifepoint to smoke crack by criminals who turned her home into a drug den has said she was convinced she would be killed.

From BBC