How to Use knockoff in a Sentence

knockoff

1 of 2 noun

• That purse is a knockoff.
• The Buck-Collins show is a clear knockoff of the Mannings’ show.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 19 May 2022
• Rogue One, though, is a spin-off that doesn’t feel like a knockoff.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022
• What’s missing this time around is the furtive hush that once came with owning a knockoff.
  — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023
• The brazen knockoffs, in addition to the coat’s ubiquity, are a turnoff to some.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2023
• But No Starch still needs to keep its books ahead of the imitators and knockoffs.
  — David Streitfeld, New York Times, 23 June 2019
• All Richie ever did that was bad is look like a knockoff Jeff Goldblum.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2023
• No one knows what is in the knockoff products or who makes them, health officials say.
  — Denise Grady, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2019
• But knockoffs abound, and some USB-C chargers are much safer than others.
  — Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023
• The reason their feud worked so well during the 2000s was that there was some truth to Jericho being a bit of an HBK knockoff.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2022
• The owners broke the bad news: The painting had long been regarded as a knockoff by the family.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
• But all subtlety is lost when this J.D. Vance knockoff takes off his mask.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2022
• The Texican is not a year-round State Fair knockoff restaurant.
  — Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2022
• There are no Eric Church knockoffs and no artists that are remotely like him.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 31 May 2019
• But these Thunderbolts aren’t a low-voltage knockoff of the greats who came before.
  — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2021
• While bartenders in white vests do stir up Manhattans in the brass lobby bar, this isn't some kitschy knockoff of a Mad Men set.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2022
• It was created in 1939, a year after Superman, and very much conceived as a knockoff of the Man of Steel.
  — Jake Coyle, The Seattle Times, 30 Mar. 2019
• In 2019, Buc-ee’s was alerted about a knockoff Buc-ee’s off a highway north of Amman, Jordan.
  — Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
• The knockoff pair, by contrast were listed for $25 to $35 on Walmart’s website.
  — Nathaniel Easington, Forbes, 25 June 2021
• The translator drops off the skewers, then returns with a knockoff Louis Vutton suitcase to see if Austin wants to buy it.
  — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 14 June 2019
• That the Reels feature across Meta properties is just a TikTok knockoff.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 29 May 2022
• The bargain-bin knockoffs sold on Amazon, by contrast, offer nothing but a screen on a strap.
  — Drew Millard, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2023
• Now, because of your success, others want to copy, knockoff, and infringe.
  — Stephen Key, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
• Some find a knockoff instead of the real-deal vintage item that was advertised.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 17 Feb. 2022
• The Most Dangerous Game knockoff sees Burns hunting all the male regulars for sport.
  — Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2022
• There’s no getting around the fact that the Worm Slider is a direct knockoff of a traditional plastic worm, right down the wide-gap worm hook.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 22 June 2023
• Not even nine musical numbers can stop this knockoff from being buried in a blanket of bland.
  — Peter Travers, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2022
• These Wayfarer knockoffs look good on most faces and are U.V.-protected and polarized.
  — Christine Ryan, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2019
• After paying, the seller substitutes the item for a knockoff.
  — Andrea Sachs, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2019
• The name is a not-so-regal knockoff of an annual royal river boat race hosted by the British town of Henley-on-Thames.
  — Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022

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knock off

2 of 2 verb

• The Grizzlies are good enough to knock off the Nuggets.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2023
• Salt scrubs the blades while ice helps knock off any gunk and grime.
  — Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Oct. 2022
• Rock salt scrubs the blades while ice helps knock off any gunk and grime.
  — Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2022
• The top of a black smoker is like a fire hydrant with the top knocked off.
  — Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 7 June 2023
• So, thank goodness Dyson’s sale has knocked off up to 33% of some of these prices.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 15 Aug. 2023
• The Bears were blanked at halftime and had to battle back in the fourth quarter to knock off Pike, 32-28.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Sep. 2022
• During one night ride, Robert got knocked off his horse.
  — Kc Cole, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
• The Cougars were again good from the arc and played super defensively to knock off a top-5 team on the road.
  — John Marshall, oregonlive, 7 Jan. 2023
• The Wolverines’ new challenge is to knock off the archrival Buckeyes on the road for the first time since 2000.
  — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022
• This time around, teams from Solon and Canfield will do their best to knock off the Falcons.
  — cleveland, 18 May 2022
• Countless brands try to knock off their designs—with the Align legging being one of the most duped.
  — Dana Leigh Smith, Glamour, 13 Nov. 2023
• It was only knocked off the top spot in our guide by its successor, the Pro 5.
  — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 12 July 2023
• Corona del Sol needed five sets to knock off the Tigers two weeks ago.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2022
• Thompson, 81, didn't feel doing just three or four events a day was enough to knock off Evers, the source said.
  — Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2022
• Our best airline for the last 27 years was knocked off the top of the podium by a 10-year-old airline that didn’t crack the top five last year.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
• The judge told defense attorneys to knock off their eye rolling and pen clicking.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 24 Jan. 2023
• The Eagles also took last week off, while the Giants went on the road to knock off the 13-4 Minnesota Vikings.
  — al, 21 Jan. 2023
• How much better things would have been if time—eight or nine months, say—were set aside to knock off all the blather, kick back, chill.
  — Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2022
• Use a stiff-bristled brush to knock off any loose debris layered or caked on the bricks inside the fireplace.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 4 Jan. 2023
• The Comanches knocked off Newbury Park in the semifinals to advance to the final.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
• Last week, Palos Verdes knocked off Corona del Mar, 14-11.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
• Allen overcame two turnovers to knock off the Dolphins on Sunday, 34-31.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 22 Jan. 2023
• Columbus did its best to knock off the reigning champs early.
  — Dallas News, 26 Nov. 2022
• Earlier, the Bears rallied late to knock off Orange Beach 51-48.
  — al, 2 Dec. 2022
• The Hoosiers needed overtime to knock off Western Kentucky, 33-30.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2022
• The Chiefs could win outright or come within 1 point of knocking off the Niners, which would give K.C. backers the win.
  — Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024
• Everybody will calm down should the Cowboys knock off the host Vikings on Sunday.
  — Dallas News, 16 Nov. 2022
• The Marauders could use a big game from Edmonds to knock off Greenfield-Central.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2023
• Schiff and other Democrats were knocked off committees.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
• Democrats would only have to knock off a net of five seats in 2024 to regain their House majority.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024