knock back

Example Sentences

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The deflation of a leg stump knocked back with the clock barely beyond midnight.

From BBC

There really is this vibe that, no matter what gets said, when the camera goes off you’re all knocking back a few together.

From Los Angeles Times

She always looks ready to calm a bronc, knock back a beer or tell you off.

From Los Angeles Times

Before the second day, the hosts ruled him out of the remainder of the match, but Woakes offered to bat in England's first innings, only to be knocked back by coach Brendon McCullum.

From BBC

The "goal posts" had moved and claims had been "knocked back", he said, in ways he saw as unfair to sub-postmasters, many of whom have been waiting years for redress.

From BBC