knocking down

Example Sentences

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Redemption announcements have been knocking down share prices of Blackstone BX -4.03%decrease; red down pointing triangle and its competitors who manage large private-credit funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

At the time, The New York Times memorably called her "the blunt instrument knocking down their own Berlin Wall".

From BBC • May 5, 2026

I think that that administration is one that is laser-focused on delivering, and that means working hard and knocking down barriers that may prevent you from being able to deliver.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

The East Wing has now been reduced to rubble to make way for Donald Trump's $300 million ballroom, with workers knocking down some of the final bricks on Monday, an AFP photographer saw.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

"I stopped knocking down snowmen in second grade!"

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene