How to Use knock over in a Sentence

knock over

verb
  • The third one was also knocked over.
    — Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In five minutes, the pots and flares had been knocked over and put out.
    — Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
  • One woman was knocked over by the vehicle.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Use containers with tight-fitting lids to prevent spills in case they are knocked over.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Use containers with tight-fitting lids to prevent spills in case they are knocked over.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Attendees could try their hand at knocking over tin cans, throwing lassos and a ring toss.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • See where tornadoes touched down, hail sizes reported, trees knocked over and roads closed due to flooding.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • See where tornadoes touched down, hail sizes reported, trees knocked over and roads closed due to flooding.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
  • While trying to avoid a check in front of the home bench, Barton was knocked over the boards and appeared to hit his head.
    — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
  • See where tornadoes touched down, hail sizes reported, trees knocked over, and roads closed due to flooding.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Saskia got free of George, dropped the gecko, pounced on the tail, and knocked over the zivania bottle.
    — David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The first kid up would immediately trip over the ball, knock over a cone, and begin crying.
    — Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
  • And luckily, there were no flower pots in sight for the endearing feline to knock over.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
  • One of the vehicles that was hit was pushed onto the median and knocked over a traffic signal.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • They can be seen knocking over display cases, smashing glass and stuffing goods for sale into large black garbage bags.
    — Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Protesters knocked over a dumpster to try and block the street off from the line of officers moving eastward.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026
  • One of the vehicles that was hit was pushed onto the median and knocked over a steel traffic signal, the post said.
    — La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • If the robot had knocked over these containers, the consequences could have been far more severe than broken plates.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Framed photos fell off the walls and a computer monitor was knocked over, Harris said.
    — ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • Besides, more than once on such a morning, the three of us have knocked over an elk or muley within 200 yards of camp.
    — Fred C. Mercer, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
  • People ducked under tables and chairs, knocking over table settings.
    — Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • In another, agents knocked over and then tackled a 79-year-old car wash owner, pressing their knees into his neck and back.
    — Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
  • At Disneyland, wind knocked over a tree, reportedly onto a guest.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • In a game where a stiff breeze would have knocked over the reeling Tampa Bay Rays, the Twins struggled to hit.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2026
  • In Latakia, a giant bronze figure was knocked over and then dragged through the streets as people straddled its head like a Jet Ski.
    — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Even Sinner’s groundstroke attacks rarely knocked over the skittles in Alcaraz’s playground.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Bess finally blurted out, gesticulating and knocking over her glass of wine just as Sam opened a new bottle.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Small children and elderly people can accidentally be knocked over, so give your dog space or redirect their zoomies to a safer area like a dog park.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • There are moments when Lily feels lost and anxious, and another scene where a panicked sheep knocks over furniture, although that is played for laughs.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • In a TikTok video filmed by a concertgoer, the man knocked over the microphone stand before rolling onto the stage.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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