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"Knock" Example Sentences

  1. She heard a knock at the door and froze.
  2. Don't knock on the glass — it's fragile.
  3. He tends to knock people's ideas without offering anything better.
  4. There was a loud knock that woke everyone up at three in the morning.
  5. I knock on wood every time I say something optimistic.
  6. You can knock all you want, but nobody's home.
  7. Stop trying to knock me down just because you're jealous.
  8. The engine started to knock, which meant something was seriously wrong.
  9. She gave the door a gentle knock instead of ringing the bell.
  10. People knock him for being too quiet, but he's actually brilliant.
  11. Knock it off — you're being ridiculous.
  12. I heard them knock three times before I realized they were here.
  13. He'd spent years listening to critics knock his work, and it wore him down.
  14. Why do you always knock everything I try to do?
  15. The knock on the window made her jump out of her skin.
  16. You can knock on any door in this neighborhood and someone will help you.
  17. She didn't knock before entering, which annoyed him more than usual.
  18. The main knock against the product is that it's overpriced.
  19. I knock on his door at least twice a week, and he never answers.
  20. There's a persistent knock in the engine that the mechanic can't figure out.
  21. Don't knock it till you've tried it yourself.
  22. He gave a knock so soft I almost missed it.
  23. The media loves to knock successful women, especially when they're young.
  24. I heard a knock and assumed it was the delivery driver.
  25. She's learned not to knock herself for making mistakes.
  26. That knock on the door came at the worst possible moment.
  27. People knock his accent, but he speaks five languages fluently.
  28. I knock on the table for luck before every exam.
  29. The knock-on effects of that decision are still being felt today.
  30. You have to knock pretty hard if you want him to hear you.

Common Phrases

  1. knock on wood
  2. knock it off
  3. knock on the door
  4. knock someone down
  5. knock someone's socks off
  6. knock out
  7. knock around
  8. knock back
  9. knock someone for a loop
  10. knock-on effect
  11. knock someone's confidence
  12. knock heads together
  13. knock someone's block off

Examples by Level

A1
  1. I knock on the door every morning.
  2. There is a knock at the window.
A2
  1. She heard a knock and opened the door slowly.
  2. Don't knock on the glass — it will break.
B1
  1. People always knock his ideas, but he doesn't seem to care anymore.
  2. I heard a knock so quiet I almost missed it.
B2
  1. The main knock against the proposal is that it's financially unsustainable.
  2. He'd learned to ignore the critics who knock his work without understanding it.
C1
  1. The knock-on effects of that policy decision rippled through the entire industry for years.
  2. She refused to knock herself for choices that made sense at the time, even if they seemed foolish now.
C2
  1. There's a particular kind of resilience required to keep creating when everyone around you seems determined to knock you down.
  2. The engine's persistent knock was less a mechanical failure than a metaphor for everything that had begun to deteriorate in his life.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. I heard a knock at the door and wasn't expecting anyone.
  2. My neighbor came by to knock on my door about the noise from last night.
💼 Workplace
  1. She gave a quick knock before entering the boss's office.
  2. There's a knock against hiring him because of his lack of experience, but his portfolio is solid.
📊 Business
  1. The main knock on our competitor is that their customer service is nonexistent.
  2. We need to knock out these deliverables by Friday or we'll lose the contract.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. The knock on this phone is that the battery doesn't last as long as advertised.
  2. I knocked on the shop window to get the owner's attention.
✈️ Travel
  1. I heard a knock on my hotel room door at midnight and didn't answer.
  2. The tour guide gave a knock on the ancient door to show how thick it was.
📚 Education
  1. The teacher told us not to knock each other's ideas during the brainstorm session.
  2. I knock on the classroom door before entering if the teacher is in the middle of a lesson.
❤️ Relationships
  1. He gave a soft knock on her bedroom door, hoping she'd talk to him.
  2. She hated that he'd always knock her for not being ambitious enough.
📰 News / Politics
  1. Critics knock the new policy for not addressing the root causes of the problem.
  2. The senator's team heard a knock on the campaign bus door from a local reporter.
💻 Technology
  1. The knock against this software is that it's not compatible with older systems.
  2. The AI detected a knock pattern on the smart lock and unlocked the door automatically.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. A significant knock against the proposed legislation is its failure to account for rural populations.
  2. The study examined knock-on effects of early childhood intervention programs across multiple generations.

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