knock back

Example Sentences

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Democrats’ bills include expanding insurance coverage for abortion and knocking back restrictions implemented in the past.

From Seattle Times

All that is clear is that the Russian economy is on the verge of being knocked back by decades, with a murky future.

From Los Angeles Times

If you’re looking to narrow the field, forgo the dry and compact pork meatballs, which need every lick of tomato sauce to knock back.

From Washington Post

Other amendments to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill were knocked back by MPs, including one designed to crackdown on predatory "sex for rent".

From BBC

Tara Silberberg, 53, also moved from Brooklyn to the Hudson Valley and was knocked back by the feeling of alienation.

From Seattle Times