as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
desperately thirsty, she knocked back an entire glass of water without pausing
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Recent Examples of knock back
Obsessed with Victoria absolutely knocking back her death drink.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
Some thinner cornerbacks hold up well to physical receivers, but Porter showed some bad reps of getting knocked back by block attempts and out of the play entirely.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) knocked back his challenge on Friday.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
People and buildings further afield will be violently knocked back.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
Some thinner cornerbacks hold up well to physical receivers, but Porter showed some bad reps of getting knocked back by block attempts and out of the play entirely.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) knocked back his challenge on Friday.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
People and buildings further afield will be violently knocked back.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for knock back
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knock back
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During the multi-generational culinary lesson, the young ones sipped homemade lemonade, while us adults drank delicious maracuya mezcalitas.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
AFAR Media,
12 May 2025
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The cup of jus on the side is deep in color and flavor, salty but balanced enough to sip.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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Crumble Smith recommends using half your body weight as a starting point to figure out how many ounces per day to drink.—
Alyssa Hui-Anderson,
Verywell Health,
16 May 2025
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The 2018 vintage is exceptional and is drinking perfectly right now.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
15 May 2025
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The main risk with giving ice cubes is choking, especially for small dogs or dogs that gulp their food.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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The Ratliff family is on the brink of financial ruin as Jason Isaacs’ patriarch Timothy holds out from telling his wife or children and instead gulps down Victoria’s (Parker Posey) lorazepam to dissociate from reality.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Knock back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knock%20back. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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