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

But after Algeria beat the Leopards on Tuesday, Algerian player Mohamed Amine Amoura faced a backlash for mimicking Mboladinga and falling to the ground as though the statue had been knocked over.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

“We can’t have it knocked over — brutally — to put it brutally — before the election,” Kissinger said.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

“A cow knocked over a lantern,” Frankie repeated, then chuckled in disbelief.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros