knocked
Example Sentences
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Carpenter said that when Applegate couldn’t gain access, he knocked on the door as well as rang the doorbell.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
“Have we been knocked off our metaphorical surfboard from time to time? Of course.”
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
At 5 p.m., about an hour after the email was sent, Waldorf was getting out of the shower when the CEO of the hospital, Larry Shackelford, knocked on her door.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Up next for world number one Sinner is Argentina's 56th-ranked Juan Manuel Cerundolo, who knocked out Great Britain's Jacob Fearnley on Tuesday.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
It was as though I was back in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire as equipment got knocked aside, chairs were upended, and everybody made a run for the door.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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