knocked out
Example Sentences
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The Americans knocked out their quarterfinal opponents 108-56, notching the team’s 34th consecutive win in World Cup play since 2006.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
In 2015, England were humiliatingly knocked out of the pool stages of their own tournament.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The Journal’s own headquarters in New York, across the street from the World Trade Center, was knocked out of business, the fate of our colleagues there unknown for hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The floods, which destroyed entire villages near the border of Nepal and Tibet, severely damaged 12 hydropower plants in the Trishuli River basin and knocked out more than 10% of Nepal's total power generation capacity.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Soon she starts breathing heavy, and I know she’s knocked out, but I stay up a long time thinking about what she said, about Isaiah Dunn being her hero.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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