knocked over

past tense of knock over

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of knocked over The Regional Parks Department said on social media that at least 10 light poles and several street signs were knocked over. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Thibodeaux then came over knocked over Jackson remained on the field but was replaced by Caedan Wallace on the next set of team drills. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 Video from the scene showed one car flipped on its side with debris scattered across the sidewalk and a trash can knocked over. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 It is easily knocked over but practical for indoor use when a flat ground base is too big and a steel pike would damage the floors. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 The Bedford County Fire Marshal's Office determined the fire was accidental and said Nanner escaped her enclosure and knocked over a heat fixture, sparking the blaze. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Officers found a large amount of blood on one side of the bed, plant with dirt knocked over next to the bed and some of the soil that got dragged to the bathroom, the affidavit notes. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 Trees are especially vulnerable to being knocked over from incoming gusts due to prolonged wet soil from yesterday's storm. — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2026 Another time, happy hour was almost doomed after someone knocked over the Nalgene bottle of pre-mixed margaritas. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knocked over
Verb
  • But Garrett Mitchell tracked it down, leaped at the wall, and robbed Machado on the warning track.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • What about the impact on other clubs and fans, who were potentially robbed of titles, trophies, money, parades, memories?
    — Matt Piper, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Parts of southern Alabama also were flooded, with officials in Mobile reporting downed trees and power lines.
    — AJC.com, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Russia’s Defense Ministry said that its air defenses downed 505 Ukrainian drones from late Thursday until early Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In exchange for his plea, prosecutors dropped third-degree felony charges of home invasion, stalking and breaking and entering.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The football team has dropped 44 games since 2020, and our once-vaunted basketball program hasn’t made the NCAAs since 2021.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But his backwards pass was knocked down by Oklahoma State’s Christian Bodnar and returned for a touchdown by Jackson.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Courville and Reynolds started filming the neighborhood in 2013, after a redbrick building around the corner on Douglas and Third was knocked down.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Residential real estate prices may hit a bottom in the third quarter of 2028, the report said.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • For Fleabag and The Tourist producer Two Brothers, the show is the first hitting the international market since its parent, All3Media, was acquired by Banijay.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Knocked over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knocked%20over. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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