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
Wilshire Boulevard Temple officials said that protesters knocked over a vase during the altercation.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
“We can’t have it knocked over — brutally — to put it brutally — before the election,” Kissinger said.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025
“Just clumsy,” Danny said, and picked up the mess of books he’d knocked over.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
