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Free sign upThe phrase "a knife in a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing a situation involving a knife, often implying a location or a scenario where a knife is present.
Example: "He found a knife in a drawer that he hadn't opened in years."
Alternatives: "a knife inside a" or "a knife within a".
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Police searching for missing schoolgirl Alice Gross have discovered a knife in a west London river.
For example, a man may hold a knife in a very strange way.
People started to think twice before drawing a knife in a brawl.
That pattern was like the cut of a knife in a most literal sense.
Wenger already has an alternative for sale, called a knife in a can.
He added that he had supported mandatory sentences for using a knife in a threatening way.
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There's a man with a knife in an alley.
Riding to work on the subway, the two were confronted by a group of men brandishing a gun and a knife in an apparent robbery attempt.
He was arrested while drinking from a coconut and holding a knife in an isolated cove, say witnesses, after his picture was circulated online.
"If you can name five Kardashians but can't name five countries in Asia, stick a knife in an electrical socket".
She was convicted on a charge of threats to kill, after picking up a knife in an argument with a girl who had been bullying her, and sentenced to 18 weeks at an attendance centre.
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