knock

Example Sentences

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But at UConn, coach Dan Hurley has discovered the formula to staying on top in a sport designed to knock you down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Yet it was Leyland, who had only been sent on just before the hour mark when Daryl Clark came off with a head knock, who sensationally tipped the game back to the hosts.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"I can't imagine how helpless people must have been," she said between heavy sighs, adding: "I really regret that I didn't knock on a single door."

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Too much age can knock you flat with injuries and fatigue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

But just then, before his fist came down to knock, a deep voice shouted, “Go away!”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova