floored
Example Sentences
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A particularly heavy barrage floored Yarde and the champion was rightly penalised for the late punch.
From BBC
Why, it wasn’t so long ago that Brewer floored everybody else on the women’s soccer team when each player shared how old they were when the pandemic hit.
From Los Angeles Times
Arthur was floored by a left hook flush on the chin in the second round, rising shakily to his feet on the count of eight.
From BBC
The man put it in gear and floored it.
“We were floored,” said a state official who is familiar with the matter, but not authorized to speak publicly.
From Los Angeles Times
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