knocked

Example Sentences

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Neighbors knocked on doors and warned people about industrial buildings and massive electricity and water demands nobody could quantify.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The palette is pastel and soft-washed, mixing with bolder tones, but everything is knocked back, never loud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Storm Jangmi -- which was downgraded from a typhoon -- injured 15 people in southern Japan on Tuesday, knocked out power to thousands of homes and grounded hundreds of flights.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

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

He was saved from making a decision because someone knocked on his door just then.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix