knock

Example Sentences

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That’s no knock on Simpson, a charming and mature Tennessee native who started 15 games for Alabama before the Rams made him the heir apparent to Matthew Stafford.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

There’s a potential at the margins for past balances to knock a person from a preferential rate, he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

Southampton drew with Bristol City on Tuesday but, before then, they had won seven in a row in the Championship, and they played really well to knock Arsenal out in the last round too.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

One night, he was preparing for a calculus test when he heard a knock on the door.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Today I careened onto the sidewalk and burst through the door with never a knock.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom