Examples of knock back in a Sentence
desperately thirsty, she knocked back an entire glass of water without pausing
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Previous attempts to add a floating helipad have been knocked back following complaints from local residents, though largely on noise complaints and these flying taxis are much quieter.
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Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Venom: Adjust the knock back effect of Frenzied Arrival from vertical to inward, with an inward knockback angle of 75°.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) knocked back his challenge on Friday.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
President Yoon Suk-yeol’s attempt in December to seize undue power was knocked back by lawmakers’ swift action and a surge of popular outrage.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2025
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Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Venom: Adjust the knock back effect of Frenzied Arrival from vertical to inward, with an inward knockback angle of 75°.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) knocked back his challenge on Friday.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
President Yoon Suk-yeol’s attempt in December to seize undue power was knocked back by lawmakers’ swift action and a surge of popular outrage.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Knock back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20back. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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