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knock over

verb

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as in to rob

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught

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as in to drop

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall knocked me over trying to get out the door

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Recent Examples of knock over Then there’s the title character, who at first impression could be a helpless goldfish just waiting for any one of these alley cats to knock over her bowl and swallow her tail and all. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026 The third one was also knocked over. —

Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026 One of the vehicles that was hit was pushed onto the median and knocked over a traffic signal. —

Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 If the robot had knocked over these containers, the consequences could have been far more severe than broken plates. —

Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for knock over

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As the Timberwolves desperately searched for an equalizer in the final five minutes, Notre Dame goaltender Kendra DeLawter stood tall in net, robbing two point-blank attempts to preserve the lead for the Cougars.

— Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Two men charged with stealing about $667,000 of Louis Vuitton merchandise from the back of delivery trucks — robbing the drivers at gunpoint — pleaded not guilty in San Diego Superior Court on Wednesday, prosecutors said.

— Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026