Sentence examples for practically knocking from inspiring English sources

"It becomes second nature after awhile," said Mr. Petersen, his knees practically knocking into his ears as he rode.

"You have to like my dog if you want to go out with me," she said, as Pepper jumped up on a woman with a leopard scarf, practically knocking the wine glass out of her hand.

The negative self talk was practically knocking me off my feet while we were walking.

Dresses ranged from thigh-skimmingly immodest flirty shirtdresses to mid-calf sequin-spangled disco dresses, and while trousers all seemed to end at the knee, horizontally striped socks ranged so far north they were practically knocking on chaps territory.

The inhibitor not only inhibits the activity but also depletes the enzyme by selective degradation [20], practically knocking it down at the protein level (Figure 1A).

The Proustian rush practically knocked me over.

The first time I ran into one of my patients at Metropolitan, we practically knocked each other over in a bear hug.

When they find out that I, in fact, have, they practically knock the locally brewed pale ale out of my hands.

Opening the door from the unbeautiful street, one is practically knocked backward by a refreshing gust of cedar, an aggressively relaxing surplus of softly lighted space, and mellow acoustic indie rock.

I went to the screening and as soon as it was finished, literally ran onto the stage and practically knocked her over!

Cartwright was a fan of DeVito's and recalls: "This morning, at the table read, I had just filled my plate with assorted fruits when Bonnie said to my backside, 'Nancy, I want to introduce you to...'.. and I turned and practically knocked over Danny DeVito, all four feet, eleven inches of him.