Examples of knock over in a Sentence
he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught
knocked me over trying to get out the door
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When someone in the background scolds him, the dog quickly jumps off the counter, knocking over a few bottles.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Her oven blows up, knocking over a chair that falls onto the knife in her chest, driving it in further and killing her.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Tapper's stutter straw man is easily knocked over with just a few undeniable truths: reading stage directions out loud repeatedly isn't stuttering.
—Mark R. Weaver, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
In one recent episode, Elmo gets angry when a ball knocks over his block tower.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 24 May 2025
Her oven blows up, knocking over a chair that falls onto the knife in her chest, driving it in further and killing her.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Tapper's stutter straw man is easily knocked over with just a few undeniable truths: reading stage directions out loud repeatedly isn't stuttering.
—Mark R. Weaver, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
In one recent episode, Elmo gets angry when a ball knocks over his block tower.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for knock over
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“Knock over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20over. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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