knocked
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
Six months after Harley Di Nardo’s sister Marisa vanished when jets struck the Twin Towers, police knocked on the door of the Di Nardo family home carrying Marisa’s charred, black purse, found in the rubble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
"The season is long. I think all the guys who performed well in the preparation tournaments have it more difficult here," said Belgium’s Alexander Blockx, who knocked out French Open finalist Cobolli.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
One morning he’d knocked on our door and jubilantly shown the invitation from the new occupation government ordering him to return to the university.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
