knocking
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Knocking down pins with a ball is a lot more fun to do than to watch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Knocking on doors felt intrusive at best, inconsiderate at worst.
From Salon • Jan. 27, 2026
Knocking the Hall of Administration down would be “a misstep for a lot of reasons,” conservancy President Adrian Scott Fine said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024
Knocking out this gene made the plants partially blind to light.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2024
Knocking on Hilly’s bedroom door, I asked William, who already had a mouth full of toothpaste, would he mind driving Stuart home.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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