knock out

Example Sentences

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“Now that the money is better, that might knock out several college players in the draft.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

League One side Port Vale knock out Premier League team Sunderland to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1954.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

The attacks do more than just knock out the power -- they also sap the morale, particularly of the communities of workers and families that have been built around the plants.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 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

“That won’t be enough, I know, how it feels. That will barely knock out a headache.”

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins