knock off
Example Sentences
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McCollum knew how to knock off a national champion because, for much of his coaching life, he’d been a national champion himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
If he does, it would knock off another McKenzie milestone, the South African's top score of 226.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
Muncy did have some rust to knock off, going hitless in three at-bats with a walk and strikeout in his first game back Monday night against crafty Cardinals right-hander Sonny Gray.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025
Bowlers have contemplated heavy duty machinery to knock off either man.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025
Lancelot stopped at once, as if he were a farm labourer who had been given permission to knock off for his dinner.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
