knock
Example Sentences
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The loss knocked the Rams out of the No. 1 seed in the NFC and dropped them to No. 6 with two games left.
From Los Angeles Times
In Mendocino County, a woman was knocked off a rock by a large wave at a beach.
From Los Angeles Times
A single freeze-up can knock out an entire weapons platform or immobilize a convoy.
But it was not enough to knock out the gritty Picasso, as Inoue settled for a unanimous decision win for the second fight in a row.
From Barron's
Jacob Bethell justified his selection with an unflappable knock in the second innings, while only Brook could have made the audacious 41 when England found themselves 8-3 in the first innings.
From BBC
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