: to knock out (as in boxing)
Examples of KO in a Sentence
Noun
He scored a KO in the second round.
Verb
He was KO'd in the second round.
Recent Examples on the Web
Brian Mazique, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Enlarge / Polio victim Larry Montoya is at the airport for the arrival of cases of vaccine, which were distributed as part of the KO Polio campaign, September 5, 1962.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2024
Earlier this year, KO hiked its quarterly dividend by about 5.4% to 48.5 cents per share, marking the 62nd year of consecutive dividend hikes.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 28 July 2024
Tank even has a higher knockout rate with about 93%, compared to Martin’s 67% KO rate.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 15 June 2024
Fury even has a higher knockout rate with about 71%, compared to Usyk’s 67% KO rate.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 18 May 2024
However, Munguía has a higher knockout rate with about 79%, compared to Canelo’s 65% KO rate.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 4 May 2024
There were no weight classes or judges, and with unlimited five-minute rounds, the only way for a fight to end was via KO/TKO, submission, doctor stoppage or the corner throwing in the towel.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Since then, Paul has fought a series of MMA fighters, former professional boxers and basketball players that has boosted him to a 9-1 record (6 by KO), with his one loss coming at the hands of the only active pugilist he’s faced to date, Tommy Fury, in Feb. 2023.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2024
Noun
The moment happened in the second round when the City Kickboxing product flattened Latu with a left hook to register the one-punch KO to lock up the contract offer from White.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Enlarge / Polio victim Larry Montoya is at the airport for the arrival of cases of vaccine, which were distributed as part of the KO Polio campaign, September 5, 1962.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2024
Earlier this year, KO hiked its quarterly dividend by about 5.4% to 48.5 cents per share, marking the 62nd year of consecutive dividend hikes.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 28 July 2024
Tank even has a higher knockout rate with about 93%, compared to Martin’s 67% KO rate.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 15 June 2024
Fury even has a higher knockout rate with about 71%, compared to Usyk’s 67% KO rate.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 18 May 2024
However, Munguía has a higher knockout rate with about 79%, compared to Canelo’s 65% KO rate.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 4 May 2024
There were no weight classes or judges, and with unlimited five-minute rounds, the only way for a fight to end was via KO/TKO, submission, doctor stoppage or the corner throwing in the towel.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Since then, Paul has fought a series of MMA fighters, former professional boxers and basketball players that has boosted him to a 9-1 record (6 by KO), with his one loss coming at the hands of the only active pugilist he’s faced to date, Tommy Fury, in Feb. 2023.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2024
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“KO.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/KO. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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