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

Most other forms of communication were knocked out that day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

While the country was knocked sideways by the Sept. 11 attacks, I was a closeted kid alone in a new city, and football did something for me that I have never forgotten.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

The Journal’s own headquarters in New York, across the street from the World Trade Center, was knocked out of business, the fate of our colleagues there unknown for hours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

"They managed to escape - my brother ran and knocked on the door of the nearest house but no-one was in so they ran back to the pub," the boy's older sister says.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

A gold ring floated in the darkness then knocked against Ferdie’s crib; an unseen hand left a print on his little pillow.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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