knocked over
Example Sentences
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The New York Times reported that during soccer matches “child-size robots tripped over each other, falling down like dominoes” and that one robot knocked over a human staff member during a running event.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
He told me ICE had knocked over the police tape during one of their advances and no police or first responders remained.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
“We can’t have it knocked over — brutally — to put it brutally — before the election,” Kissinger said.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025
He knocked over several traffic cones by the school and then drove away, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
There were broken chairs, vases of flowers knocked over, and water spilled everywhere.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
