knock out

Example Sentences

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League One side Port Vale knock out Premier League team Sunderland to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1954.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

“We can’t keep rebuilding the same vulnerable systems while copper theft continues to knock out lights across Los Angeles,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 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

But it was not enough to knock out the gritty Picasso, as Inoue settled for a unanimous decision win for the second fight in a row.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

The VC would try to knock out communications.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge