knock out
Example Sentences
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The most powerful solar storm ever recorded was the Carrington Event in 1859, which knocked out telegraph lines across the globe.
From BBC
In laying out the workings of a traditional Dutch windmill, for instance, he conjures a fictional miller, “a congenial fellow” who “knocks out his pipe on the door frame” before getting to work.
Electricity services in parts of the province have also been knocked out, according to an AFP journalist.
From Barron's
There will also be a meeting of last season's third and fourth-placed teams as beaten semi-finalists Leigh Leopards host Leeds Rhinos, who were knocked out of the play-offs in dramatic fashion by Saints.
From BBC
The idea that became Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots was nearly knocked out before it could reach store shelves.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
