knocked over
Example Sentences
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During a rundown play between third and home, a Verdugo Hills runner knocked over the Roosevelt third baseman.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
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
A man was trying to put up some trash bins that had been knocked over, and re-string police tape to form a perimeter.
From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026
Halfway to an American double, Ireland extended their lead to six points when Crowley knocked over a straightforward penalty, having pulled a more difficult kick to the left a few minutes prior.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025
Only when they were on the road did Ivan say, “I wasn’t the one who knocked over the hive, anyway. It was Pyatsha.”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
