knob

Example Sentences

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The chief reached over and twisted the volume knob not down but up.

From Literature

I wanted to twist the knobs on the radios and punch at the keys of the typewriters, but the admonishment from the counter girl downstairs made me keep my hands firmly clasped together.

From Literature

This house is too squat; I pictured Charles living in a ramshackle place a hundred years old, the type of location where knobs are always coming off bannisters in people’s hands.

From Literature

The show inspired optimism, yes, but it certainly didn’t turn the dial so decisively toward radical hope that the knob broke off.

From Salon

Mrs. Tracy moved to it, turning the knob.

From Literature