1. The oil tanker jack-knifed after skidding on the ice.

2. The truck skidded on the ice and jack-knifed.

3. He jackknifed his body into the driver's seat.

4. A heavy lorry has jack-knifed on the motorway, causing long delays.

5. His vehicle jack-knifed, and crashed across all three lanes of the opposite carriageway.

6. I jackknife up in bed, peer out.

7. Consequently, you fall over or jack-knife forwards the first time you land heavily.

8. Jackknifed over the whisky bottle, Barry listened to the radio commentary in closing-time light.

9. She jack-knifed into a sitting position and hastily surveyed their camp.

10. He tore off a segment of bread and slathered it with a jackknife blade of butter.

11. A new jack-knife or a box of candy pleased the older ones as much as the little fellow.