How to Use knock back in a Sentence

knock back

verb

• Then storms came along to help knock back the heat a bit.
  — Washington Post, 21 June 2021
• Highs should be knocked back to the mid- to upper 80s because of all the clouds.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
• Monk has been knocked back on his heels because of covid.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2023
• Go there for steak night on Fridays and get ready to knock back some cocktails.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2022
• But the Wolverines should have the firepower on offense to knock back Penn State and the strength to hold the line on defense.
  — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2022
• If most of the stems are 18 inches long and there’s one that’s live to 3 feet tall, the tall one may need to get knocked back a bit to make the whole plant look right.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 20 Apr. 2023
• Just about every day, he’s gathered with a dozen or so people at the lounge to knock back a few beers.
  — Keith Spera, NOLA.com, 2 Oct. 2020
• Today’s highs in the mid- and upper 80s are about to be knocked back about 25 degrees for tomorrow.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
• Maurich and his buddies can knock back cold ones into the early hours.
  — Time, 23 Nov. 2022
• Holdaway also wants to put cows on the land to knock back the phragmites, the 10-foot-high invasive reeds choking the shorelines.
  — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022
• The two friends knock back shots while, nearby, a few spare patrons kiss and huddle for cellphone selfies.
  — New York Times, 3 Dec. 2020
• For people in the market for a home, rising mortgage costs could at least add to the number of properties on the market as well as knock back prices.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2022
• While knocking back drinks, the two playfully lie to each other about their jobs and upbringings.
  — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
• But just in case you are invited by some local tribesmen anywhere in the Amazon Basin to knock back a tot of chicha, do anything to avoid it.
  — John Mariani, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
• Diminishing drought While long-term dry conditions persist, the worst of the drought in the Mid-Atlantic has been knocked back in recent weeks.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
• With views of the Galata Tower and tons of indoor/outdoor seating for any weather, Zulu is the perfect place to knock back some raki and watch the sun set.
  — Jessica Roy, ELLE, 20 Jan. 2023
• Two gummies contain 30 calories and five grams of sugar and taste worlds better than having to knock back that much actual tart cherry juice.
  — Men's Health, 8 Nov. 2022
• Russo was in school facing an arduous, two-year treatment to knock back his diagnosis of leukemia.
  — Laurie Kellman, Star Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020
• The researchers already found that select mutations in the LPS transporter machinery can knock back the drug's potency.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2024
• One bat researcher suggested a contraption at the entrance to caves that is triggered when bats fly through it, dosing them with UV light to knock back any fungus that’s growing on them.
  — Geoffrey Giller, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2018
• Most of Ferguson’s pass rushes end with him stonewalled by the opposing tackle; the 2019 third-round pick hasn’t shown the speed to win with outside rushes or the strength to consistently knock back blockers.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 13 Aug. 2021
• Ron DeSantis was knocked back on his heels by a new allegation, and his attempts to sidestep the matter failed miserably.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2023
• Beyond investing to produce drugs against future threats, the U.S. government is making bets on drugs that might, finally, help knock back covid-19.
  — Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 17 June 2021
• This is also where villagers—at locales such as Bar Filhos D’Mar—knock back a 40% to 60% fruity local liquor known as poncha—typically made with citrus fruit, rum and honey.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2021
• The Red Devils were allegedly knocked back as neither the club nor De Jong are interested in the potential operation.
  — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 16 July 2023
• Actual musicians and hard-partying metal scene guys can be found knocking back whiskey and McDuckets (nuggets made with duck meat) after a late-night concert.
  — Jackson Landers, SPIN, 10 Apr. 2023
• Early data from ongoing studies have shown evidence the drugs reduce symptoms over days, knock back the virus by reducing levels in the body and may cut down the need for further medical visits.
  — Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Oct. 2020
• This pulls that cool ocean air into Boston and other coastal communities and can knock back temperatures dramatically from a 60-degree high into the 40s.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2021
• Every woman who is lactose intolerant has a different dairy threshold — some can tolerate only tiny amounts, while others can knock back one grande latte with no problem.
  — Janis Graham, Redbook, 28 Nov. 2017
• Eventually a cold front will slip eastward, knocking back the humidity and temperatures.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 24 Aug 2024