knocked up

past tense of knock up, British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of knocked up In a wacky twist of fate, both of them get knocked up at the same time! K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026 Margo’s Got Money Troubles is the story of college freshman and aspiring writer Margo (Elle Fanning) who gets knocked up by her English professor (Michael Angarano) and decides to drop out and keep the baby. Literary Hub, 28 May 2026 Elle Fanning stars as Margo, a young college student who gets knocked up by one of her professors and decides to move back home and have the baby. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 The pair collided with such force that Dumoulin got knocked up about two feet in the air before landing hard on his padded backside. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, while Miranda busies herself with building a pageant empire, her husband Ray, a pill-popping nurse, has knocked up the 18-year-old granddaughter of one of his hospice patients. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025 Julia, worried, maintains that she’s not knocked up. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocked up
Verb
  • Birdie cried and slept and cried, then woke to an oily splotch on the pillowcase.
    Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Something about that moment woke the offense up as Jeremy Payne rushed in for a touchdown a few plays later.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Loud thunderclaps awakened residents, lightning sparked small fires and power outages and rainfall slowed the morning commute.
    Tevian Whitehurst, AZCentral.com, 28 July 2026
  • And apparently anyone did because later that night I was awakened by hostile yelling from the corridor just outside my room.
    Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • When Mukanoheli awoke hours later, her hand immediately went to her belly.
    Fatma Tanis, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
  • While Annie lay dying in her arms, Jean’s telepathy awoke, linking their minds and causing Jean to experience Annie’s death firsthand.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026

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“Knocked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocked%20up. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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