knocked over
Example Sentences
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The New York Times reported that during soccer matches “child-size robots tripped over each other, falling down like dominoes” and that one robot knocked over a human staff member during a running event.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
A man was trying to put up some trash bins that had been knocked over, and re-string police tape to form a perimeter.
From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2026
Carreras knocked over another penalty to reduce England's advantage, once so secure, to just a single point.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
Beauden Barrett also knocked over a penalty to give the All Blacks a commanding 17-0 lead at the interval.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
I didn’t see the first fight, but I felt it—because the entire mob surged and I was nearly knocked over.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
