knocked

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of knock.
  knock

  verb (used without object)

  to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of knock.
  knock

  verb (used without object)

  to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal.

Example Sentences

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knocked

Bass, instead of her mother, walked the streets and knocked on doors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

The biggest drag on GDP came from a wider trade deficit — it knocked a whopping 3.3 percentage points off the economy’s growth rate.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

The two have also knocked heads over how the city attorney should charge and prosecute misdemeanors, work that accounts for about a third of the job.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The Gunners were knocked out of the League Cup and so were Chelsea which means City will continue their quest to retain their trophy, coming up against Bradford in the quarter-finals.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

I couldn’t handle the Dakotas on my own, and I cursed a fate that knocked out Charlie at just the wrong moment.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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