How to Use box cutter in a Sentence

box cutter

noun
  • School staff took the second boy out of class and found a box cutter.
    — Don Stacom, Courant Community, 31 May 2018
  • Score these lines with a box cutter in the same fashion as before.
    — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026
  • The boy then returned with a box cutter and tried to help his mother.
    — Kristi Belcamino, Twin Cities, 22 July 2019
  • Earlier this year, a guy stabbed him in the arm with a box cutter.
    — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2019
  • The robber stabbed the clerk with a box cutter and fled, Bown said.
    — Alejandro Serrano, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2019
  • This student used a box cutter to etch the N-word across his chest.
    — CBS News, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Then, use a box cutter or saw to cut the foam into tombstone shapes.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
  • But Leflore then yelled at her and cut her face twice with the box cutter.
    — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Clemons took the box cutter away and as the boy tried to stop him, stabbed the woman in the back.
    — Kristi Belcamino, Twin Cities, 22 July 2019
  • Use a box cutter to make two 1 ½-inch cuts in the shape of an X over the hole.
    — Daniel Kluko, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2017
  • Use a box cutter to cut a slit that runs the entire length of each piece of pool noodle.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024
  • Use a box cutter to cut a slit that runs the entire length of each piece of pool noodle.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 25 May 2023
  • Using a box cutter and starting at the mark, score along the full length of the groove.
    — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2026
  • The thief likely used a box cutter to slice through the perimeter of the canvas.
    — Alisa Bowman, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2023
  • With the box cutter, cut off the bottom of the laundry basket.
    — Vanessa Boer and Kristine Trevino, Woman's Day, 19 Sep. 2017
  • An expert has testified a box cutter may have been used to slash the girls' throats.
    — Jeremy Edwards, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Using sharp scissors or a box cutter, cut the foam noodle to match the width of your seat gap.
    — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
  • He was stabbed in the back and arms and slashed in the face with a box cutter, according to police.
    — NBC News, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Use a box cutter to poke a slit in the bottle, then cut out the animal with scissors.
    — Stephanie Shore Fisher, Good Housekeeping, 7 Apr. 2017
  • The prying end also serves as a nail puller, box cutter and bottle opener.
    — Ben Coxworth october 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Police said one woman stabbed and cut the other woman on her neck and left arm with a box cutter.
    — Washington Post, 5 May 2021
  • Struggles take place, bones are broken, wrists are slit with a box cutter and things reach the point of no return.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 29 Oct. 2020
  • The rug arrived in two sturdy layers of plastic that were easy to slice through with a box cutter.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
  • The detective spoke about how the two victims were tortured and shot and slashed with a box cutter.
    — Ryan Martin, Indianapolis Star, 3 Oct. 2017
  • He was jailed after making threats about killing Cortney with a box cutter.
    — Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Chism raped and murdered Ritzer with a box cutter inside the bathroom.
    — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2022
  • At this point, the 29-year-old male, still armed with a box cutter, charged at the officers.
    — CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Whitaker used an electric drill, box cutter, screw driver and putty knife to take her life.
    — Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The bailiff then called police, who arrived to find the man holding a box cutter to his neck, police said.
    — Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Beltrandi also poked the woman in the face with a box cutter and struck her with a bottle.
    — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2018

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