Example Sentences

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"By about 22:20 we were escorted back to our houses, I got a bag out and they were knocking on the door saying hurry up. I've got very little with me."

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Amid the tumult, filmmakers were knocking on Elordi’s door.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

Volunteers were knocking on doors, touting Dave Min for Congress and attending an ice cream social for Tammy Kim’s mayoral campaign in Irvine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2024

While the Spartans were knocking down shots, the Bulldogs struggled to convert potentially easy baskets in transition.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2024

I heard a hollow thudding—thock!—as if someone were knocking wood.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli