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
  • The plants are knocked over, and soil is tracked all over the floor.
    — Julie Hecht, Scientific American, 1 May 2017
  • In our tests, this leaked through the zipper when knocked over.
    — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2023
  • In some places, whole lines of graves were knocked over and broken.
    — Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 4 July 2024
  • In five minutes, the pots and flares had been knocked over and put out.
    — Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
  • However, the lid is not spill proof and will leak if knocked over.
    — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2023
  • But even if it does get knocked over, the padding at the top will protect irons and woods alike.
    — Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Give them about 2 feet of space in a warm, sheltered spot where they won't be knocked over by the wind.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025
  • One woman was knocked over by the vehicle.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
  • One boy, littler than the rest, whipped around and knocked over a candle with his backpack.
    — Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The beaver will see those as food and steal them, knocking over your trap without getting caught.
    — Joseph Biebert, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The trees behind it are scorched and a lamppost is entirely knocked over.
    — Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 21 Oct. 2023
  • In the video, witnesses say the driver knocked over at least six people.
    — Henry Austin, NBC news, 26 May 2025
  • She also got knocked over on a hard screen and was fortunately able to bounce right back up.
    — Doug Feinberg, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2024
  • Tombstones were knocked over, some cracked in half; some date back to the late 1800s.
    — Enquirer Staff, The Enquirer, 4 July 2024
  • Police said items were found knocked over and broken, and there was evidence of drug use.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • Photos posted by the groups showed the gravestones knocked over in the grass, many of them broken.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 3 July 2024
  • Rather, it was knocked over by accident when a guest bumped into the pedestal on which it was displayed.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Fury hadn’t been knocked out, but he had definitely been knocked over, which was shocking enough.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • She was knocked over and the alligator pulled her into the water by her foot.
    — Will Greenlee, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The Pak-Vs were also used as battering rams to knock over the huts.
    — Wallace Cloud, Popular Mechanics, 25 Feb. 2021
  • In one recent episode, Elmo gets angry when a ball knocks over his block tower.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • McGee knocks over some pipes in his excitement, and LaRoche runs for it.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Attendees could try their hand at knocking over tin cans, throwing lassos and a ring toss.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • One time, the girls knocked over a ceramic Black angel from a collectibles shelf.
    — Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 16 June 2025
  • Her oven blows up, knocking over a chair that falls onto the knife in her chest, driving it in further and killing her.
    — Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025
  • Plus, if one gets knocked over, the design of the lids will prevent paint from pouring out easily.
    — Emily Hochberg, Parents, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Heavy storm winds knocked over trees in Harford County, the service said.
    — Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2023

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