knocked
Example Sentences
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Most other forms of communication were knocked out that day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 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 Journal’s own headquarters in New York, across the street from the World Trade Center, was knocked out of business, the fate of our colleagues there unknown for hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
"I have to say it actually knocked me back."
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Something knocked the underside of the raft, throwing it off-kilter, and Clare dropped to all fours, crying out for Gingersnipes as she tumbled around but managed to stay aboard.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
