Example Sentences

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Knocking down pins with a ball is a lot more fun to do than to watch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Knocking on for £40m - maybe more - has been splurged on transfer and loan fees.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Knocking on doors felt intrusive at best, inconsiderate at worst.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2026

Knocking the Hall of Administration down would be “a misstep for a lot of reasons,” conservancy President Adrian Scott Fine said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

Knocking waiters and dinner guests from her path, the big woman threw herself at the elevator.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer