Example Sentences

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Vaughan Gething says that he has been knocking on doors, and that most places he has gone it is an issue that has come up.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024

New pick: In my original pick, I wrote, “Houston’s program has been knocking on the door and feels like it’s been building toward this moment. That it comes against Bevo makes it even richer.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2023

She’s sworn off corporate donations and has been knocking on doors in areas across the state where Democrats haven’t had much sway, including rural, conservative-leaning counties.

From Washington Times • Apr. 4, 2022

“Murder by the Book” reminds us that the debate has been knocking around for a long time.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2019

‘A mere chance; and he has been knocking about in the colonies these ten years—might have cut his wisdom teeth.’

From Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster by Yonge, Charlotte Mary