Examples of knock back in a Sentence
desperately thirsty, she knocked back an entire glass of water without pausing
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Obsessed with Victoria absolutely knocking back her death drink.
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
Some thinner cornerbacks hold up well to physical receivers, but Porter showed some bad reps of getting knocked back by block attempts and out of the play entirely.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) knocked back his challenge on Friday.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
People and buildings further afield will be violently knocked back.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
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Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2025
Some thinner cornerbacks hold up well to physical receivers, but Porter showed some bad reps of getting knocked back by block attempts and out of the play entirely.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) knocked back his challenge on Friday.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
People and buildings further afield will be violently knocked back.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for knock back
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“Knock back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20back. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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