Example Sentences

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The American will undoubtedly feel devastated to have floored his bitter rival twice in one round - four times in three fights - and still end up on the losing side.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2021

It wouldn’t have floored Romar to know that Williams-Goss was going to explore the NBA.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 2, 2016

So it was no surprise recently that Brandon Finnegan, the rookie left-hander for the Kansas City Royals, had no reaction to a comparison that would have floored most baseball historians.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2014

Pianists who can dispatch the piece have floored audiences, and Mr. Beck should have no problems in that regard.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2010

If Alexander had inhaled one whiff of this combination in its full purity it would have floored him in Constantinople and he could not have lived to conquer the world.

From A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel by Bayne, S. G.