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knifepoint
[ nahyf-point ]
noun
- the sharp tip of a knife.
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Idioms and Phrases
Idioms
- at knifepoint, under threat of being cut or stabbed with a knife:
He was robbed at knifepoint.
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Example Sentences
Polly Klaas, the 12-year-old who was snatched out of her own home at knifepoint back in 1993?
From The Daily Beast
She pointed the knifepoint at his face, close enough to stab him if need be.
From Project Gutenberg
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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