How to Use knock in a Sentence

knock

1 of 2 verb
Definition of knocknext
Synonyms for knocknext
  • The dog knocked against the lamp.
  • The ball knocked him on the chin.
  • He knocked the baseball over the fence.
  • She knocked the glass from his hand.
  • The ball hit him in the mouth and knocked out one of his teeth.
  • The wind knocked him backwards.
  • Skaters were knocking into each other all over the ice.
  • I accidentally knocked my knee against the table.
  • My knee accidentally knocked against the table.
  • Ring footage, the post said, showed the boys knock on the door and run off.
    — Isabel Hughes, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The butt of a rifle struck him in the side of the head, knocking him off his feet.
    — Jeremy Redmon, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Becker said a man punched him in the face, knocking him to the ground.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
  • Leave it up to Studio Heimat to knock this teen room out of the park.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 19 July 2023
  • The first time Old 27 knocked him off in three seconds.
    — Michael S. Rosenwald, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
  • Soon after, the men knocked on the door for a second time.
    — Cristian Santana, NBC News, 29 July 2023
  • The Sox knocked the former Cy Young Award winner out of the game in the fifth.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2023
  • Two hours a day to knock a decade off your age sounds like a good trade.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The same goes for the base if something were knocked into it with force.
    — Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • The stranger knocked on her window and asked if the payphone was working.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Then, a hit from the Crimson Tide’s Dallas Turner knocked him out of the game.
    — Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2023
  • In the fourth, Hinckle came up with two outs and knocked a single up the middle.
    — Mike Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2023
  • Some drivers have blown past the activists, knocking them over in the process.
    — Hannah Grossman, Fox News, 18 July 2023
  • With less top growth, the plant roots aren’t as readily knocked loose.
    — oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Dempsey knocks Tunney to the mat, but Dempsey doesn’t go to a neutral corner.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • If a child misses and knocks the bottom flap, they get soaked.
    — Parents Editors, Parents, 6 July 2023
  • This is a pull-out-all-the-stops over-the-top barn burner of a sandwich that will knock anyone's socks off.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 17 May 2023
  • Several said no one knocked on their door in the morning.
    — Karin Brulliard and Emily Wax-Thibodeaux, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Gimenez knocked it down, but fell to his knees facing center field.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Singapore has the most powerful passport in the world, knocking Japan off the top of the list for the first time in five years.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2023
  • When Owens then knocked on her door, Lorinz claims that Owens threatened to kill her.
    — CBS News, 9 June 2023
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knock

2 of 2 noun
  • He gave him a knock on the head.
  • There was a loud knock at the door.
  • He likes praise but can't stand the knocks.
  • She took some knocks early in her career.
  • The ocean got wild and there was a knock at the front door.
    — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2023
  • After the kids have gone to bed, there’s a knock at the door.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2023
  • On the third knock, a bleary-looking young man opens the door a crack.
    — Time, 24 Oct. 2022
  • She is troubled by the metronome ticking, a knock at the door, a scream in the woods.
    — Variety, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The family is surprised in the evening by a knock at the door.
    — Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The only knocks on Young to this point have been his height and weight.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Then, in 2018, there was a knock on her door, and she was served a lawsuit.
    — Bram Sable-Smith, CBS News, 27 June 2023
  • But the good news is if one takes a knock the other one is ready to go.
    — Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Prior to the shooting, the power to the house was turned off when there was a knock at the front door.
    — Aidan Wohl, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2023
  • There was a knock on the door and the lady whose apartment it was opened the door a little and boom!
    — David Marchese David Marchesephotograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2023
  • And in my opinion—and this is no knock on the Parisians or anyone from big cities.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The knock at the door startled Jenn Carson and her mother, Lynne.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The close score is not a knock on the Bengals’ offense nor Joe Burrow.
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
  • The one knock and a couple punchouts didn't get me a message.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Leaving a little drama, though, was a knock at the door.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2023
  • That knock was ranked No.3 in Wisden Cricket’s innings of the year.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
  • An occupant of the house was alerted by a knock at the door, Robinson said.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Then a pair of harmless singles in the fourth and fifth were the only knocks recorded against him all day.
    — Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2023
  • The only knock on Young is something out of his control: size.
    — Baltimore Sun, 17 Nov. 2022
  • About six or seven minutes later, a knock came at the door.
    — Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Still, one knock against him might be his lack of success against top-level teams.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Much like Davis, the knocks on Irving largely have nothing to do with his on-court skill.
    — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2023
  • As Warren had predicted, the fight had shown up at my door, and the knock was not gentle.
    — Sarah Smarsh, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
  • This isn’t a knock against the place; fine is exactly what a diner’s burger ought to be.
    — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2024
  • That’s less of a knock on JetBlue and more of a testament to just how high the airline has raised the bar on catering.
    — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2023
  • That’s not a knock — the thing is designed to bounce sound off walls — but be aware of that limitation.
    — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023

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