utility knife
noun
: a knife designed for general use
a chef's utility knife
specifically
: a cutting tool having a sharp replaceable blade that can be retracted into a usually metal handle
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The set includes essential knives like the chef's knife, utility knife and paring knife.
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Among other things, the company has previously brought us a folding utility knife, a ratcheting multitool, and the original version of the KeyMaster.
—New Atlas, 19 June 2025
The set of 14 includes six steak knives, a chef knife, bread knife, santoku knife, utility knife, paring knife, kitchen scissors, an acacia wood knife block, and sharpening steel.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 9 July 2025
The set includes essentials like a chef’s knife, a bread knife, a utility knife, a slicing knife, steak knives, kitchen scissors, and even a knife sharpener and wood block for storage.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2025
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
Among other things, the company has previously brought us a folding utility knife, a ratcheting multitool, and the original version of the KeyMaster.
—New Atlas, 19 June 2025
The set of 14 includes six steak knives, a chef knife, bread knife, santoku knife, utility knife, paring knife, kitchen scissors, an acacia wood knife block, and sharpening steel.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 9 July 2025
The set includes essentials like a chef’s knife, a bread knife, a utility knife, a slicing knife, steak knives, kitchen scissors, and even a knife sharpener and wood block for storage.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for utility knife
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“Utility knife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utility%20knife. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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