Sentence examples for nock from inspiring English sources

The word 'nock' is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used as a verb or a noun. As a verb, 'nock' means to place an arrow on the string of a bow in preparation for shooting. For example: "The archer carefully nocked his arrow before taking aim at the target." As a noun, 'nock' refers to the notch at the back end of an arrow that fits onto the bowstring. For example: "The nock on this arrow seems to be worn out and needs replacement." 'Nock' can also be used in figurative or metaphorical contexts. For instance: "She nocked her words carefully, knowing they could hurt her friend's feelings."

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nock

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To fit an arrow against the bowstring of a bow or crossbow.

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Under-rated cornerback Leon Hall tore his Achilles tendon - Cincinnati have enough depth at the position to cover the loss and should remain competitive – while, finally, Philadelphia quarterback Nock Foles suffered a concussion and should be replaced by the returning Michael Vick, if he's healthy enough.

(Nock is the bit of the arrow that secures it to the bowstring).

Nock, however, tends to approach theories from a different angle.

"We think that there are many genes — there might be hundreds, there might be thousands, each of which might contribute a tiny amount individually" to heightened risk, says Jordan Smoller, a psychiatric geneticist at Massachusetts General Hospital who has collaborated with Nock.

Nock often talks about "turning levers," as if he were a railroad-switch operator manning an existential junction.

Nock is now running it and other tests on hundreds of people — those who have tried to kill themselves, those who have had suicidal thoughts and those who have not — to see how the initial scores differ from one group to another and whether those scores will end up having forecasted, beyond what current methods can, who will try to kill themselves in the future.

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Someone should go in there and k-nock his block off"....I also recall her taking me, on or about March 8th, my birthday, to the theatre in New York every year, beginning in childhood.

Officials warned 2.5-metre (eight feet) high waves and landslides posed the biggest threats as typhoon Nina (also known as Nock-ten) closed in on the Bicol peninsula and nearby islands.

That naturally made him unpopular – and he still pronounces the company name as "Know-kee-ya" rather than the "Nock-ee-ya" that Finns prefer.

Typhoon Nina (also known as Nock-ten) was packing maximum sustained winds of 185kph (115mph), with gusts up to 255kph when it made landfall over Catanduanes province on the Bicol peninsula, which was under the highest storm alert on Sunday evening.

"What the hell is that?!" is his opening gambit to me as he notices that, among the neat pairs of ski tips poised to shadow him down K70, the first run of the day, I am packing a snowboard, the only tray in the village, and the group's laughter bounces around the soft, forested contours of the Nock Mountains.

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