How to Use knock in in a Sentence

knock in

phrasal verb

• Jennings knocked in the winning run with a single in the fourth, and the game was scoreless the rest of the way.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 7 June 2023
• In the next at-bat, Tyler Freeman knocked in Ramírez to give Cleveland a 3-0 lead.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024
• In all, 15 Spartans knocked in at least one run and 18 had at least one hit.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
• But the first batter Johnson faced knocked in the winning run.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 13 May 2023
• Yash Gupta knocked in Trevian Martinez in the first inning to put the first run on the board for the Colts.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
• Duran then bounced a single up the middle to knock in Smith.
  — Field Level Media, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2024
• Prospect watch: Third baseman Aaron Schunk knocked in three runs and went 1-for-2 with a double.
  — Sarah Kelly, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2024
• Bianca Gutierrez went 2-for-3, scored two runs and knocked in one.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2023
• Abby McSweeney knocked in both Casa Grande runs, one on a homer.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
• The scoring got started in the third inning as Brooke Simms knocked in two runs with a single.
  — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
• Kelce couldn’t come up with a throw to the end zone, and Butker knocked in the short field goal to knot the score again at 19-19 with three seconds left in the quarter.
  — Brett Knight, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
• Owen Streett knocked in a goal and Schoberg’s goal drew Westminster even, setting the stage for the final heroics.
  — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
• Tkachuk then knocked in a rebound midway through that period to put the Panthers up 2-1.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2023
• Woodland’s 6-year-old son, Jax, ended the round for his dad, taking over and knocking in a 12-foot birdie putt from just off the green’s front edge on No. 9.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
• The Lions took an early lead in the third minute as Ben Svoboda knocked in the rebound off the Lions’ opening corner of the game.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
• Jeremy Peña then punched a single into right, knocking in the winning run.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
• Henderson then hit an RBI single for his third knock in as many plate appearances to open the contest.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2023
• Canon Lightfoot went 2-for-4 (double and triple) with two runs scored and two runs batted in with Asa Parenteau doubling twice and knocking in a run.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 May 2024
• Lieux followed with a double to center field, knocking in Fleming Hall.
  — John Vella, al, 29 Apr. 2023
• Surveillance video and door-to-door knocks in the neighborhood led police to Hamala, who was arrested at a home on 39th Street nine hours later.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2023
• Junior Declan Lush knocked in two with a single, then senior Jaden Arruda brought in two more with a double.
  — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023
• Scheffler knocked in another par while Kim bogeyed, securing the former’s sixth tour win in his past 10 starts.
  — Varun Shankar, Washington Post, 23 June 2024
• Gomez said two family members had flown from Alaska to Arizona to look for Day, door knocking in Glendale and putting up flyers.
  — Abigail Beck, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
• That was more than enough to get Spears fans riled up about Timberlake, whose reputation had already taken a few knocks in recent years.
  — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
• Betts snapped his recent slump with two hits, including a double that represented his first extra-base knock in 12 games, but has still seen his batting average fall almost 40 points in that stretch.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
• Making his second straight start at short, Wisely gave the Giants the lead for the second game in a row with a solo shot in the third inning, after a recording three hits the previous night while delivering the tie-breaking knock in extra innings.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
• In the opener, Reyes almost singlehandedly sustained Boston’s offense — singling, stealing, and scoring the Sox’ first run before doubling to knock in the second — before coming up in the ninth with two outs and the bases loaded in a tie game.
  — Greg McKenna, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2023
• Shohei Ohtani, who scored the Dodgers’ first run after stealing second base, knocked in another run in the fifth, delivering in a situational at-bat after starting the season one for 19 with runners in scoring position.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024