Example Sentences

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“We’ve organized campaign events to meet the Latino community, we’re participating in prominent cultural events and our volunteers from all backgrounds are knocking on doors across the city,” she said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

“Some people are knocking around with trust structures from years back and may not be proactive when it comes to managing assets in the trusts.”

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

"People are knocking on the volunteers' doors," says Duaa Tariq, one of the emergency room organisers.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025

You're not just cheating on the person you with, but you're breaking up friend groups, you are knocking off a parent's dreams and all of these different things happen.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2023

The duffels are knocking into each other like rowdy patrons at a bar, with Molly stuck between.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline