knockabout

Example Sentences

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Stephen Root, in a single scene as Porter, lifts the grim, forensic business of regicide and its aftermath into the realm of knockabout farce.

From New York Times

This could be a lot of knockabout fun.

From The Guardian

Or perhaps an old one: “Nollywood Dreams” is spirited and casual, with the knockabout rhythms and narrative shortcuts of Hollywood in its early years, before flickers became films.

From New York Times

“Business journalism is a demanding but knockabout trade,” Flanigan would say, “full of secret clues and red herrings.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The Chair” is entertaining in a knockabout way, if you don’t look too closely, and Oh is wonderful every minute she’s in it.

From Los Angeles Times