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
Today, we'll knock about 40 degrees off that number.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2022
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
Haven’t I had to do everything by myself, and knock about by myself?
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
