How to Use knockout in a Sentence

knockout

1 of 3 noun
  • He scored a knockout in the fourth round.
  • He won the match by a knockout.
  • She's a real knockout in that dress.
  • The top two teams advance to the knockout stage.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • That could be enough to score an early knockout, or win deep.
    — Brett Appley, New York Times, 14 June 2026
  • And that closing scene is a knockout.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The eight teams with the best record will join the knockout bracket.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • So, what had changed between the group stage and the knockouts?
    — Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Here’s the funny thing about a knockout.
    — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Both sides have two wins out of two games and are into the knockout stages.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 23 June 2026
  • And prices rise throughout the knockout rounds.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Rachel Scott is a tour de force with two back-to-back knockout shows.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Now the gloves are off, and each side will be trying to land a knockout blow.
    — Javed Ali, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Now the gloves are off, and each side will be trying to land a knockout blow.
    — Javed Ali, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Stosic was given the knockout win.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
  • When does the knockout phase begin?
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • This changes from the knockout round, where teams from the same country can meet.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, Swift sets off in search of a knockout.
    — Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • And of course that’s a knockout of an album for my father.
    — Rachel Desantis, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • That group was solid in Qatar, but fell in the knockout phase.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • And from the sax player to the drummer, that band was a knockout.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The longan mochi with coconut ice cream and rice crispies is a knockout.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Topuria took home the belt that night with a first-round knockout of Oliveira.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Now, the young core sharpens its claws for knockout football.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Colombia leads the group, and a win here would ensure a spot in the knockout round.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • The evening was defined by pageantry, knockouts and upsets.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 15 June 2026
  • The top two from each group, as well as the eight best third-place teams, will all progress to the knockout phase.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 27 May 2026
  • At that point, spots in the World Cup’s knockout round could be on the line.
    — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • Ready for a knockout Dinner and a Movie?
    — Leslie Kelly, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Topuria won that contest via first-round knockout.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026

knockout

2 of 3 adjective
  • The Tigers were primed for a knockout punch but that flag put that on hold.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 2021-11-28
  • Or show it to you in this knockout collection of all things bird.
    — Jim Williams, Star Tribune, 2021-05-11
  • Neither team could apply a knockout blow to put the game out of reach.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 2021-09-06
  • This will be the first match in the knockout stage of the tournament against a team who topped their group.
    — Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 2022-12-03
  • The Corolla makes up for lack of a knockout punch by keeping mass trim.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 2022-11-04
  • The top two teams from each of the three groups advance to the knockout stage, as well as the next two teams based on points.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 2021-08-08
  • Both teams advanced to the knockout round by posting 1-2 records in pool play.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 2021-05-03
  • The knockout round will be on those two networks as well as NBC.
    — USA TODAY, 2021-07-21
  • The bout ended in a knockout loss for Ayala in the 15th.
    — John Whisler, San Antonio Express-News, 2021-09-21
  • This is, now, what the knockout stages of the Champions League do.
    — New York Times, 2022-04-29
  • Even with the loss, the Americans still should be able to advance to the knockout round.
    — Josh Dubow, ajc, 2021-07-28
  • The club also failed to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League.
    — Manuel Veth, Forbes, 2021-12-09
  • Then Barnhart delivered the knockout punch with a three-run homer halfway up the right-field seats.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 2021-08-08
  • With six points, Jamaica punched its ticket to the knockout rounds of the Gold Cup.
    — Julia Poe, orlandosentinel.com, 2021-07-16
  • Furnished with antiques, the spot has a bistro-style menu with dishes such as a knockout chicken liver mousse with olive oil jam.
    — Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 2022-07-17
  • In some ways, the last week’s listlessness may not matter: Pool play is over, and slates are wiped clean for the knockout stage.
    — Sean Gregory/tokyo, Time, 2021-07-29
  • The 32-team lineup is the perfect number for a knockout bracket.
    — Bloomberg.com, 2022-03-30
  • One of the exciting teams that will be playing in the knockout stage is Portugal.
    — Chris Ilenstine, Chicago Tribune, 2022-12-05
  • The popularity of the song has spread as the team’s run through knockout stages has continued.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2021-07-01
  • The Voice Ed Sheeran serves as mentor to all of the teams on the first night of the knockout rounds.
    — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 2021-10-25
  • The performance on the field was a knockout statement that is certain to leave not just an impression, but an impact.
    — oregonlive, 2021-10-24
  • And with two losses and only one game left to play in that round, the Danes seemed to have little chance of advancing to the knockout round.
    — Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 2021-07-02
  • The Tigers’ hitters administered a series of jabs, rather than searching for the knockout punch.
    — Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, 2021-05-20
  • This was their first match of the knockout stage of the Tokyo Olympics, and with that, the Americans will advance to the next game.
    — Alexandra Svokos, ABC News, 2021-07-30
  • But there was no knockout punch that would finally prove the folly of the Republicans’ Trumpian turn.
    — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 2022-11-09
  • Then in the 87th minute, Romeo Parks provided the knockout blow to Hartford to make it 2-0.
    — Hartford Courant, 2022-04-17
  • Don’t miss the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway — the world’s largest rotating tramcar — for a white-knuckle ride with knockout views.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 2022-05-19
  • Pulisic's head coach, Gregg Berhalter, told reporters earlier on Friday that Pulisic had a good chance to play in the knockout stage match.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 2022-12-02

knock out

3 of 3 verb
  • The breath was knocked out of me.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • He was knocked out in the fourth.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Spence was knocked out of the game.
    — Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
  • His teeth had been knocked out twice.
    — Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • He was knocked out in the first round.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
  • He was knocked out in the second round.
    — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
  • They have been knocked out in the third round three years in a row.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Page appeared to be knocked out.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Instead, the ball was knocked out of his hands.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Mann said some of his pecans were knocked out of the trees by the storm.
    — Drew Kann, ajc, 1 Sep. 2023
  • We’re supposed to act like we’re knocked out.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
  • There are a few trails to choose from and all can be knocked out in a day.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Cuba was knocked out in the first round for the first time.
    — Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Du Plessis knocked out Perez in the first round.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Du Plessis knocked out Perez in the first round.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Du Plessis knocked out Perez in the first round.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Winds up to 80 mph knocked out power.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
  • The storm also knocked out power for most of the city.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
  • Last year, we got knocked out of the playoffs early.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • Ward, who was not wearing a helmet, got knocked out on the field.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • If one of those poles gets knocked out, then the whole economy gets knocked down.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
  • How do snowstorms knock out power?
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Voters like to get ahead of the game and knock out the real contenders.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Most can be knocked out in a few focused hours across a couple of weekends.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Two defeats, already knocked out.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • That knocked out Logano, whose winless streak is now 36 races.
    — ABC News, 3 May 2026
  • Ober was knocked out finally in the fifth inning.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
  • One more loss for the Lakers and they will be knocked out of the playoffs.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Two days knocking out short day hikes throughout the park left me craving more.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2024
  • But the tree had knocked out power to the neighborhood.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025

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