knockout

Example Sentences

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Beginning with a game of 'rock, paper, scissors' to decide who serves, each match consisted of a single point, with the winner progressing in a knockout format.

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Of course they would love to have him back and readmitting Koepka would help the established order administer a painful retaliatory jab that could set up a potential knockout blow to the disrupting upstarts.

From BBC

It is also possible, and maybe more likely, that Toulouse move into a home knockout spot behind Glasgow if McCall's side lose.

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Slot's side sit fourth in the Premier League and are also on course to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.

From Barron's

With 22 knockouts in his 23 wins, Matias entered with a reputation for relentless pressure and heavy hands.

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