knock together
Example Sentences
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The virtue of the manhattan is its simplicity; even a distracted bartender can knock together a decent one.
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2021
A list of events and scenes was given to Roald Dahl, who had never written a proper screenplay before, to knock together into a story.
From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2012
And then it’s back home, where I can knock together pan-roasted cauliflower in about 20 minutes.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2011
As long as these questions cannot be satisfactorily answered, says Rangel sarcastically, legalization will remain "idle chitchat as cocktail glasses knock together at social events."
From Time Magazine Archive
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We carpets it with hay, has a man knock together a couple of high bunks in one end, and throws in some new horse-blankets.
From Shorty McCabe by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)