knock

Example Sentences

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Staff would drop off food outside the door, knock, leave and he would open it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

For stocks, the rate won’t matter much if corporate America continues to knock it out of the park.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The Lakers need to play near-perfect basketball to have a chance to knock off the defending champions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Dasgupta also points to a knock of eight from 11 balls against Lucknow Super Giants, which included five tentative dots balls in a row before a sliced high catch offered off left-arm seamer Mohsin Khan.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

“Don’t let anyone knock you around, you hear?”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan