knocked off

past tense of knock off
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of knocked off Orange Lutheran has one of the toughest nonleague schedules and knocked off nationally ranked Basha from Chandler, Ariz. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Emma Navarro, who had not made the fourth round at a major since Wimbledon 2025, knocked off this year’s Wimbledon finalist, Karolína Muchová, 6-3, 7-5. Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Mansfield Timberview signaled state-title ambitions by demolishing West Mesquite 69-7, while White Settlement Brewer knocked off Class 6A Haltom 31-14 to open Class 5A play. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Aug. 2026 The Carolina Panthers won the league’s weakest division with a losing record but nearly knocked off the Rams in a wild-card game. ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 Santanella won the initial court case and Tyler was knocked off the August ballot for collecting signatures too early to get on the ballot. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026 Raimiero Rios Miami-Dade Corrections The report also said that one of the victims, who was identified as a 75-year-old man, was knocked off the road and another man was struck. Peter D'oench, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 McCollum knocked off the incumbent GOP congressman in their primary and then defeated his Democratic foe on election day in a district that had more Dems than Republicans. Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 The man was knocked off his scooter, and one of the pellets nearly hit his left eye, police said. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocked off
Verb
  • The first leg was stopped after Vinicius Junior said he had been racially abused by Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni, who denied the allegation.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • British driver Ollie Millroy thanked rival Loek Hartog for saving his life after the Dutch racer stopped and pulled him from a burning Ferrari during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai on Saturday.
    Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • When a friend pointed out some weighted bags lining the path at the bottom of the staircase one day, the siblings quickly abandoned the water jug idea.
    Jenna Belhumeur, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Geren said the convention center was part of a larger effort to revitalize downtown Fort Worth in the 1960s after it was partly abandoned by commercial tenants in the previous decade.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • They are subtracted from growth because GDP is meant to count only domestic production.
    Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • They are subtracted from growth because GDP is only supposed to count domestic production.
    Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Daily life on death row nearly robbed him of his sanity, Duncan said.
    Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In October 2025, jewelry worth $102 million was robbed from the Louvre in Paris.
    News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After Kirk was assassinated, the Congressional Black Caucus put out a statement condemning political violence.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The judge also cited retaliation against people who were critical of Charlie Kirk after the Turning Point USA co-founder was assassinated last September.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • It’s long ceased to be a neighborhood that puts on airs, an attitude that liberates us all tonight.
    Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Under Minasian, who replaced Eppler after the 2020 season, even the high-profile moves ceased.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Staff quit without notice – presumably for better pay or shorter shifts at nursing homes and hospitals.
    Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • McCalla wanted to bridge these social divides, which eventually led him to quit football to do more on campus.
    Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Those expenses could be deducted because his primary purpose for appearing on the show was to increase business.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The bungalow cost $100 a month, which was deducted from her MGM paycheck.
    Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Knocked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocked%20off. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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