knifepoint

noun

knife·​point ˈnīf-ˌpȯint How to pronounce knifepoint (audio)
: the point of a knife
see also:
at knifepoint

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Robbed at gunpoint and knifepoint by two young men that threatened to KILL me over my watch and would have! — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Actor Keegan Allen said he was robbed at gunpoint and knifepoint in West Hollywood, California, in a video posted to social media after the incident. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 Once inside, Ibarra and his friends terrorized the woman and an unidentified person, holding them at gunpoint and knifepoint, per the report. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Many criminal incidents where victims feel police action is unlikely, go unreported – incidents like being robbed at knifepoint of a cell phone while walking home from work. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for knifepoint

Word History

First Known Use

1585, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of knifepoint was in 1585

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“Knifepoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knifepoint. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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