knock in
phrasal verb
knocked in; knocking in; knocks in
baseball
: to cause (a run or runner) to score
He knocked in a run in the second inning with a double to left field.
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Chuck Wynn, Menlo baseball: The junior went 5 for 9, knocked in four runs and hit two homers in a 23-9 win over Woodside.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Senior outfielder Kolin Adams added three hits and knocked in pair of runs.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
The man appeared to go over the guardrail above Clemente Wall in right field as Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen knocked in two runs in the seventh inning.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
Read Next California Navy sailor killed answering unexpected knock in 2021, CA cops say.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Senior outfielder Kolin Adams added three hits and knocked in pair of runs.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
The man appeared to go over the guardrail above Clemente Wall in right field as Pittsburgh Pirates star Andrew McCutchen knocked in two runs in the seventh inning.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
Read Next California Navy sailor killed answering unexpected knock in 2021, CA cops say.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for knock in
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“Knock in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20in. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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