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
The ball inside would knock about, shattering the quiet night.
From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2018
Even with the hundreds of millions of dollars in contract disputes, a mediator has only ruled to knock about $30 million off of what Northstar owes Illinois during the 10-year contract.
From Washington Times • Jun. 22, 2014
The additional building, renovating and selling of homes would add about 1.5 million jobs and knock about a percentage point off the unemployment rate, now 6.7 percent.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2014
He ought not to knock about the world, and fall into bad associations as he may, and come to harm.
From Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie Great Times in the Land of Cotton by Emerson, Alice B.
