knock out

Example Sentences

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Particularly fierce solar storms can knock out satellites and threaten astronauts -- and create dazzling auroras in the skies known as the northern or southern lights.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

“Now that the money is better, that might knock out several college players in the draft.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Second, do we need to have the ability to knock out all of their missile sites in order to deter nuclear war?

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

This time, Tien needed only three sets to knock out the former U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

It’s clear now that the Luftwaffe has failed to knock out the RAF.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin