knock about
Example Sentences
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The 10% tariff would knock about 0.1% to 0.2% off the affected countries’ gross domestic product, Goldman Sachs’ chief European economist Sven Jari Stehn estimated in a research note.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
As a result, her children knock about in similar versions of dishonesty and distress, which can lead to reader fatigue.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2020
The ball inside would knock about, shattering the quiet night.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2018
Nashville GM David Poile said cap situations put five or six teams in position for top-end free agents — and knock about half the league out of the running.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 19, 2018
Over here, considering the way they knock about, they remain wonderfully simple, and the reason is that society protects them instead of setting them traps.
From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by Henry James
