knock out

Example Sentences

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Rebounding from dreadfully depressing injury news to knock out the NBA’s best rebounding team?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Second, do we need to have the ability to knock out all of their missile sites in order to deter nuclear war?

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

"A key lever we have to pull is knock out oil sales through the shadow fleet," Martin told BBC Verify.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Since then, the U.S. has equipped F-15Es, which aren’t stealthy, with air-to-air rockets that are specially designed to knock out drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

The massive disturbances to the ionosphere would knock out communications systems everywhere, so survivors would have no idea what was happening elsewhere or where to turn.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson