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Examples
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Hunter turned a wide-bladed screwdriver, and a flush mounted panel opened in the underside of the board.
Tin 2010
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A wide-bladed knife in a leather sheath hung from the waist of his black-and-lavender kikoy sarong.
Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010
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A wide-bladed knife in a leather sheath hung from the waist of his black-and-lavender kikoy sarong.
Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010
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The image reminds Iza of when her mother used to toss bougainvillea blossoms from the cliffs, and she releases her grip on the wide-bladed knife.
Zombies vs. Unicorns Justine Larbalestier 2010
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Then they waded through some tall, wide-bladed grass and skirted an alder and maple swamp.
Beacon Street Girls: Lake Rescue Annie Bryant 2008
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Then they waded through some tall, wide-bladed grass and skirted an alder and maple swamp.
Beacon Street Girls: Lake Rescue Annie Bryant 2008
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Armed with wide-bladed knives called parangs, Moslem bands crept at night into the homes of communists, killing entire families and burying their bodies in shallow graves.
Lean Left » Blog Archive » Gerald Ford, Good People, and Public Life 2007
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For herself, Miss Temple selected another serpentine dagger — the first had served her well — while Chang selected a matching pair of curved, wide-bladed knives with hilts nearly as long as the blade.
The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Dahlquist, Gordon 2006
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When this layer had been removed, the team then scraped the earth with sharp, wide-bladed hoes that had been specially manufactured for the job by a local blacksmith.
The Goddess and the Bull MICHAEL BALTER 2005
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Rain bent to examine a wide-bladed shovel cast with a solid steel handle.
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