knockout
Example Sentences
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No country that tiny—by area or population—had ever played a single knockout match in the tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
On Friday night in Houston, Cape Verde became the smallest nation in the World Cup’s 96-year history to reach the knockout rounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
But he is yet to attend a single match, despite the United States team winning two of their three group games and qualifying for the knockout stages.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
But it will need him in the knockout stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
All I do is sink to my knees, felled by the words that could deliver such a knockout blow.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
Vocabulary lists containing knockout
World Cup Vocabulary
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All My Sons
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