knocked out
Example Sentences
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The Nepal army rescued two men alive from a tunnel at a hydropower project nine days after a deadly debris-laden flood knocked out homes and power plants, and left more than 1,250 people dead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The Filipino tennis sensation knocked out three Grand Slam champions at last year’s Miami Open and arrives in New York ranked No. 18, the highest-ranked female Southeast Asian player in history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
In 2009, the Brazilian knocked out American Gina Carano to win the Strikeforce featherweight title in a landscape-shifting moment for MMA.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Increase in playoffs-related revenue over last year for Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., whose New York Knicks won the NBA championship in June after getting knocked out in the Eastern Conference Finals last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He has had the bounce knocked out of him since he has been in the trenches and wants to get on good terms with us.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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