knob

Example Sentences

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But a lack of available berths meant it instead dropped anchor a few kilometres north early on Tuesday evening, off the coast of Yorkey's Knob, where it remained on Wednesday morning.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

The men had been waiting to board a shuttle bus that regularly transports them to and from Knob Creek Orchard in Lawndale.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

In a full embrace of the singer, civil leaders erected a statue of Bennett outside the Fairmont Hotel atop Knob Hill as a 90th birthday present.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Carroll Franklin Cooley was born on Aug. 25, 1935, in Bald Knob, Ark. With the Great Depression luring people west for opportunities, he soon moved with his family to Phoenix.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2023

The volunteer fire department was called out by a neighbor, but the pumper truck driver, Edgar Paulsen, lost traction on Indian Knob Hill and had to halt to put on tire chains.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson