knocked about
Example Sentences
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While some of the barrels being transported through the strait have been successfully re-routed, experts still estimate that the war has knocked about a tenth of the world's supply out of the market.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
An asteroid minding its own business not too far from Earth is about to get knocked about by a visitor from our planet.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2022
Though in Craig’s brawny, bruiser continuation of the role, it can get pretty badly knocked about.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2021
Educators are anxious to begin academic and emotional recovery for students knocked about by more than a year of online and hybrid learning.
From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2021
The Americas were filled with an enthusiastically diverse assortment of peoples who had knocked about the continents for millennia.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
