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 | Mheim@al.com, al, 7 June 2023
  • 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
  • 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

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