knock
Example Sentences
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While the filing of the delayed reports boosted the stock in February, new concerns soon knocked the shares lower.
From Barron's
Critics are quick to knock these movies’ tendency to paint by numbers.
The day before filming the music video, much to his surprise, Oraka got a knock on the door from the police.
From BBC
Powerful Santa Ana winds knocked down trees in soil softened by a deluge of recent rain, causing chaos in Southern California on Monday.
From Los Angeles Times
When the BBC visited in November, workers were busy knocking down a decrepit old barn, one of many that dot the Appalachian landscape.
From BBC
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