knock off
Example Sentences
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McCollum knew how to knock off a national champion because, for much of his coaching life, he’d been a national champion himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The Bruins would climb into a tie for fifth with Wisconsin should USC knock off the Badgers on Sunday in Madison.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026
"I think it's sometimes a little bit harder when the person you're playing has already played a match, and then you're kind of trying to still knock off a bit of the rust," she said.
From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026
Bowlers have contemplated heavy duty machinery to knock off either man.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025
Lancelot stopped at once, as if he were a farm labourer who had been given permission to knock off for his dinner.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
