the knocks

Example Sentences

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The self-doubt and the knocks to your confidence, those were the hardest things I've had to go through.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

"This organisation provides stability and predictability," she added, hailing that "in spite of all the knocks, it is still the bedrock for so much of world trade".

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Not the music, but the knocks and steps and whizzes and shrieks.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2024

She adds, “Bodies have maps of all the things they’ve endured: the knocks, the highlights, the beliefs they’ve inherited.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023

But then I realize it just means open the door, because I hear the knocks coming from our front door.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar