Example Sentences

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Knocking off the Lego animation style is a cleverly layered strategy.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Knocking down pins with a ball is a lot more fun to do than to watch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

"Knocking out Norway, who were higher ranked than them, that probably was not the expectation from the outside," she said.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

Knocking the Hall of Administration down would be “a misstep for a lot of reasons,” conservancy President Adrian Scott Fine said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024

Knocking over chairs, he and his friend ran to the front porch.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George