knocked
Example Sentences
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He had pressed beyond the semifinals, finished a match after 3:30 a.m., and knocked off tournament favorite Carlos Alcaraz in the process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Most other forms of communication were knocked out that day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
While the country was knocked sideways by the Sept. 11 attacks, I was a closeted kid alone in a new city, and football did something for me that I have never forgotten.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
But when Minna had knocked on her door earlier that morning, Vivian had said she could not talk because she and Maya-Jade were going to the nail salon for a girls’ beauty day.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
