Example Sentences

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Though the Knicks were repeatedly knocked down through two quarters, they got back up and ultimately delivered a game-winning uppercut on a tip-in.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

In late October, a Russian airstrike knocked out the tram’s power supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The pair knocked out the third seeds, but there is now uncertainty around their quarter-final match on Thursday after Mboko suffered a nasty fall.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Wind gusts were so strong at Island Bay that two women were knocked off their feet as waves washed up over the road, an AFP journalist saw.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

I knocked on your uncle’s door, but he spat in my face and said you were dead.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman