Sentence examples for is knocked off by from inspiring English sources
It's probably a cliché by now, but something feels right when the big-city team is knocked off by the guys who play in the sticks, far away from downtown.
Among its lexical riches is the verb to humbel, which Stout Angus defines as "to reduce protruberant parts, as driftwood is humbeled by striking against the rocks, or as the beard of corn is knocked off by … thrashing with a flail".
He could have been knocked off by Walter Winchell.
Gail: And you really do not want to be knocked off by something with that name.
Why invest in design or innovation when the results can be knocked off by competitors?
The head was knocked off by a tree limb eight months ago and sat in a box in Ms. Olsen's office.
Winning jockey Paddy Brennan was knocked off by a loose horse after the winning post, just like in National Velvet.
In each case, the Liberty reached the W.N.B.A. championship series only to be knocked off by the Houston Comets.
Seattle's most disheartening loss occurred in Week 7, when they were knocked off by the entertaining-yet-mediocre St . Louis Rams
The very first gamblers in Las Vegas were the Paiute Indians, who were knocked off by the Mormons who came to convert them.
Men's wear blogs took notice; Four Pins declared (in saltier language) that it was so good, it was destined to be knocked off by Zara.
