knocked off

past tense of knock off
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of knocked off Thunderstorms that sweep through the Kansas City area producing brilliant flashes of lightning and booming thunder knocked off power to around 10,000 customers in the Kansas City area. Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026 Players from both benches continued to flock from the bullpen onto the field, and several players’ helmets were knocked off during the incident. Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026 Spain will take on defending champion Argentina in the championship game on Sunday after the Spaniards upset France and Argentina knocked off England in the semis. Bob Harkins, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Porro broke free for the second goal and received a pass back from Olmo, who got the touch just before getting knocked off his feet by defender Dayot Upamecano. ABC News, 14 July 2026 For the second goal, Porro broke free and received a pass back from Olmo, who got the touch just before getting knocked off his feet by defender Dayot Upamecano. Stephen Hawkins, AJC.com, 14 July 2026 The Braves knocked off Corona Centennial in the championship game. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 Still undersized for his height, Essengue was knocked off his line by bulkier forwards such as Boozer while attempting to drive baseline to the basket. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 Emmerich, who reached the semis last year, knocked off Max McColgan of Nashawtuc CC, 4 and 3. Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocked off
Verb
  • Two national restaurant chains, Chipotle Mexican Grill and QDOBA, which had received peppers from Coast Citrus Distributors, stopped serving the jalapeños.
    Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Both restaurants stopped using them, while Coast Citrus recalled the remaining product and notified customers.
    Reuters, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • While Ford has scaled back plans for EV production, the company hasn’t abandoned them entirely.
    Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Aerial views of the scene showed two SUVs and a deputy’s ballistic vest abandoned on the ground at the scene.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When those other detections are subtracted from the total count, the geoneutrino signal from the mantle should be all that’s left.
    James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But New Delhi-Beijing tensions have subtracted rather than multiplied the economic gains.
    Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Between Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, the Musée du Président Jacques Chirac in the central French town of Sarran was robbed for the third time in less than a year, a French public prosecutor told local media outlet Ici Limousin.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The hypothesis was that one of the men — linked to organized crime groups that robbed wealthy homes — attempted to rob the Percy home and Valerie had woken up.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And then the president of Haiti was assassinated, and things got really bad in Haiti with the gang violence that ensued.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Irish revolutionary and politician Michael Collins was assassinated in County Cork at the age of 31.
    USA Today, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Negotiations with the Lakers ceased when Leonard’s uncle, Dennis Robertson, requested a house, the use of private aircraft, guaranteed off-court earnings and an ownership stake in the team, according to Dan Woike of the Athletic.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The site became available on the heels of two bankruptcies and the ultimate implosion of Rite-Aid, which ceased operations in October 2025 after closing all of its remaining physical stores.
    George Avalos, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Goodman quit drinking in 2007 following years of alcohol abuse.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The management teams at all seven Chef Creole locations have quit, Sejour said.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The rebates are given at dealerships and deducted from the car’s purchase price on the day of sale.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Many capital expenditures can be immediately deducted from taxable income under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
    Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Knocked off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocked%20off. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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