knockout

Example Sentences

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Although great pains are taken to keep the process random and the groups evenly balanced, a “Group of Death” frequently emerges featuring three or more strong teams, making qualification for the knockout round difficult.

From Los Angeles Times

And in that moment, with the final minutes running down and the Trojans in need of one final knockout blow, here was Miller sprinting all alone, with only the roar of the Coliseum behind him.

From Los Angeles Times

Impaired athletes showed significantly higher glymphatic index values at first, but those values fell sharply over time as the number of knockouts increased.

From Science Daily

Six knockout round berths were on the line in Friday's final 11 games of group play in the in-season tournament, in which all games except the final also count in the regular-season standings.

From Barron's

The Lakers, who are 3-0 in West Group B, have already clinched their spot in the knockout round and will secure home-court advantage in the quarterfinals with a win against the Mavericks.

From Los Angeles Times