His pocketknife was a serviceable one and he had plenty of physical strength. From Wordnik.com. [The Highgrader] Reference
As far as I can tell, a pocketknife is the kind of gift a cowboy gives to his lady. From Wordnik.com. [scorpi07 Diary Entry] Reference
I remember when a pocketknife was a wonderful treasure, and a pair of boots the height of all ambition. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Arp from the uncivil war to date, 1861-1903,] Reference
Matthew Pucino could withstand the rigors of the Army - but he couldn't sneak a pocketknife past security at Walt Disney World. From Wordnik.com. [TheState.com: The Buzz] Reference
He patted himself down-nothing but the pocketknife. From Wordnik.com. [The Zero]
Jeremy walked to the door and took out his pocketknife. From Wordnik.com. [Moratorium] Reference
Got halfway home and found I'd left my pocketknife here. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman] Reference
Newt had a pocketknife too and was quick to take him up. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
Grandpa taught me to always carry a pocketknife and a pliers. From Wordnik.com. [Daddyland: The Most Magical Place on Earth] Reference
His pocketknife was blunted without so much as making a scratch. From Wordnik.com. [The Martian Way]
De Gier opened his pocketknife and cut the string holding the bird. From Wordnik.com. [The Japanese Corpse]
He opened his pocketknife and carefully slit the covering at one end. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat in Grandfather's House] Reference
MARCIANO: You know, maybe a pocketknife wrapped up in electrical tape. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2007] Reference
Darrell took out a pocketknife, opening the blade. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Dreams of Reality, 13] Reference
And they use a pocketknife and they cut open this bottom of this balloon. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 15, 2009] Reference
The scanner picks up glasses, a cell phone, a small pocketknife and a pen. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 30, 2009] Reference
Police say Pring-Wilson pulled a pocketknife and stabbed Colono five times. From Wordnik.com. [TOWN-GOWN SHOWDOWN] Reference
He gave me the OK, and I put my pocketknife in my pocket and boarded a plane. From Wordnik.com. [Henryk A. Kowalczyk: More Brains, Less Halliburton: Why Dick Cheney Is Wrong] Reference
I then gave her an open pocketknife and commanded her to strike at me with it. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use] Reference
We went to a Celtic Fair and he bought me a pocketknife when I wasn't looking. From Wordnik.com. [scorpi07 Diary Entry] Reference
Lawrence pretended to be absorbed in cleaning his fingernails with a pocketknife. From Wordnik.com. [Firestorm]
In the other, he held a pocketknife, the blade of which was broken off at the tip. From Wordnik.com. [The run of Ricky Dobbs: Navy's quarterback in Annapolis has come to represent something larger than football] Reference
Mal watched the door; Stompanato gave himself a pocketknife manicure and hummed opera. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Nowhere]
Remy found a pocketknife in his front pants pocket and cut the plastic off his wrists. From Wordnik.com. [The Zero]
But it would take hours -- with only a pocketknife -- and they'd be sure to hear the noise. From Wordnik.com. [The Mansion of Mystery Being a Certain Case of Importance, Taken from the Note-book of Adam Adams, Investigator and Detective] Reference
If that person didn't come forward with that pocketknife, things would have been different. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 20, 2009] Reference
Gus was sitting on a saddle blanket, barefoot, trimming his corns with a sharp pocketknife. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Dove]
He rolled onto his back, and I saw the shaft of a pocketknife sticking out from the T-shirt. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
Should a pocketknife in a car ruin a student's life, or is this another prosecutor run amuck?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 8, 2007] Reference
He handed the picture to Mitch, took out a pocketknife, and probed the hole in the Sheetrock. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
As he closed the door behind him, his pale-blue eyes moved to the pocketknife and he chuckled. From Wordnik.com. [Run For The Money]
Newly-matured kernels may have to be slit lengthwise with a pocketknife to expose the black layer. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
Killed me a panther before I was even grown, with a pocketknife and guitar string, and a live honeycomb. From Wordnik.com. [Good Gourds on 'Heavy Ornamentals'] Reference
At one point his feet froze solid, and Geoff had to amputate them with his pocketknife, cook them, and eat them. From Wordnik.com. [The Naked Mountain] Reference
The kind of man who would pull out a pocketknife at a moment's notice and pare his fingernails at the dinner table. From Wordnik.com. [Early One Morning at Denny's] Reference
What I had was a bike, a pocketknife, a few friends, no siblings, and acres and acres of woods that surrounded my house. From Wordnik.com. [Separate] Reference
For my part, I try to remember to carry a pocketknife and a pliers and be good to my neighbors and watch out who I peck. From Wordnik.com. [Daddyland: The Most Magical Place on Earth] Reference
Growing up in Hope, Foster was the boy across the backyard fence, playing a pocketknife game called mumbletypeg with his pal. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery Of The White House Suicide] Reference
They all hung not only their cell phones around their necks but also their MP3 players, which were usually no bigger than a pocketknife. From Wordnik.com. [MAIL CALL: TUNE IN AND HOOK ON] Reference
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