knocked

Example Sentences

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“I think AI and technology have knocked some of the rungs out of the traditional ladder.”

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

No candidate so irresistibly charming he or she knocked the race akimbo and stamped themselves as the far-and-away front-runner in the slowly consolidating contest.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

In 1858, Rep. Galusha Grow of Pennsylvania knocked down Brooks’s friend Laurence Keitt of South Carolina, prompting a melee that drew in some 30 members of the House.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Kyiv says the strikes have knocked out billions of dollars' worth of Russia's vital export earnings.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Mrs. Kuen was at the piano when I knocked on the doorframe to get her attention.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu