knocked over

Example Sentences

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The New York Times reported that during soccer matches “child-size robots tripped over each other, falling down like dominoes” and that one robot knocked over a human staff member during a running event.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

A man was trying to put up some trash bins that had been knocked over and restring police tape to form a perimeter.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Halfway to an American double, Ireland extended their lead to six points when Crowley knocked over a straightforward penalty, having pulled a more difficult kick to the left a few minutes prior.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

“We can’t have it knocked over — brutally — to put it brutally — before the election,” Kissinger said.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

There were broken chairs, vases of flowers knocked over, and water spilled everywhere.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega