knock
Example Sentences
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It will begin with Dame Sarah knocking three times on the West Door of the cathedral with her pastoral staff after which she will be welcomed by local schoolchildren.
From BBC
After knocking out an electron from the neon atom using soft X-rays, they followed how the system evolved for up to a picosecond, which is extremely long on an atomic timescale, before the decay occurred.
From Science Daily
"The self-doubt and the knocks to your confidence, those were the hardest things I've had to go through in my career."
From BBC
A member of the building's management staff knocked on her door to warn her.
From Barron's
She feared it was only a matter of time until immigration agents came knocking on her door.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
