knock
Example Sentences
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With peak rainfall expected Tuesday night through Thursday, safety crews had already begun to close roads along the coast and were knocking on doors to advise residents at vulnerable addresses to evacuate.
From Los Angeles Times
They were awoken by neighbours, who knocked on their boat door at 04:20 GMT on Monday.
From BBC
They play host to the 10-5 Houston Texans on Saturday, a team that knocked them out of the playoffs in the opening round last season and has won seven in a row.
From Los Angeles Times
Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of their heavyweight fight on Friday night, but the real loser wasn’t Paul — it was most sports bettors.
From MarketWatch
Wade is the highest-ranked seed to be eliminated so far and his defeat, along with Wessel Nijman's loss earlier on Monday, means 14 of the 32 seeded players have been knocked out.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
