knocking about

Example Sentences

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"There was a lot of money knocking about," he told ITV's Jonathan Ross Show.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

It wasn’t a truant officer at his door, though — no one had ever come knocking about that.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023

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

“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