knocking about

Example Sentences

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The ruling had the effect of knocking about $16 million off expected income from the property owners.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024

Bayer's shares lag those of its global rivals, having fallen about 40% - knocking about 30 billion euros off its market valuation - since it bought Monsanto in 2018 for about $63 billion.

From Reuters • Feb. 9, 2023

For one thing, “Dream” is laugh-out-loud funny, with sharp double-takes, clown antics, huffing, puffing and vaudeville-style knocking about.

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2022

This bust of the Queen Mother is considered a limited edition with only another 499 knocking about.

From BBC • May 28, 2022

“You carried oil of vitriol knocking about in a sack? It is infinitely dangerous, my boy.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson