knocked
Example Sentences
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Storm Jangmi -- which was downgraded from a typhoon -- injured 15 people in southern Japan on Tuesday, knocked out power to thousands of homes and grounded hundreds of flights.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
And Cerundolo had become the lowest-ranked player to topple world No. 1 here since 1998, when a Paraguayan named Ramon Delgado knocked off Pete Sampras.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
At 5 p.m., about an hour after the email was sent, Waldorf was getting out of the shower when the CEO of the hospital, Larry Shackelford, knocked on her door.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Up next for world number one Sinner is Argentina's 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo, who knocked out Great Britain's Jacob Fearnley on Tuesday.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
When she jumped up, Sadako almost knocked the table over.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
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