knockabout

Example Sentences

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His adaptation maintains a knockabout, almost farcical pace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer are the talented stars and creators of “Broad City,” a delightful, knockabout comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2022

The son of a butcher who had fled Nazi Germany, Mr. Caan grew up in the 1940s and 1950s on the knockabout streets of the outer boroughs of New York.

From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2022

But Albanese, a one-time backroom fixer, renowned early on in his career for his knockabout style, still needs to persuade a sizeable portion of the electorate that he is a prime minister-in-waiting.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2022

Like we was old knockabout friends of the streets.

From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman