knock
Example Sentences
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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
McCollum knew how to knock off a national champion because, for much of his coaching life, he’d been a national champion himself.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
