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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alone knife" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe a knife that is by itself or not accompanied by anything else, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The only tool I had was an alone knife, which made the task more challenging."
Alternatives: "solitary knife" or "lone knife".
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At the end of it all, Perry is left alone, knife and fork in hand, in front of a pie made of human body parts.
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This knife alone is a hint of things to come.
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Furious responses – some of them alluding to the pregnancy which had delayed her piece – appeared on the paper's letters pages: "A woman capable of splashing blame for the Ethiopian famine on Elizabeth David is scarcely to be trusted with a baby's pusher, let alone a stabbing knife".
Kids under the age of ten should not use a knife alone, adults should help and supervise; continue to check on kids aged 10 - 12, as appropriate.
Immediately, the officers were met by Mr. Bingert, alone and with the knife in his right hand.
For some meals, I don't even use one knife, let alone two.
I came down to an empty kitchen one morning and saw my everyday knife sitting alone on the work surface.
In Manchester, police pursued an eastern European man who had spent "several hours" playing a FOBT in a city-centre Ladbrokes, waiting for the manager to be left alone, before pulling a knife.
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