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

He told me ICE had knocked over the police tape during one of their advances, and no police or first responders remained.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Forest players were quick to complain to referee Jones, arguing that Gibbs-White had been knocked over by Nico O'Reilly and prevented from blocking Cherki's strike.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

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

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

Harry jumped up as though he had received an electric shock, knocked over his chair, and started snatching anything and everything within reach from the floor and throwing it into the trunk.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling