knock in

phrasal verb

knocked in; knocking in; knocks in
baseball
: to cause (a run or runner) to score
He knocked in a run in the second inning with a double to left field.

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Before the Gestapo came knocking in November 1940, the two women had helped perhaps 40 soldiers — half of them British, the other half French — escape. — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025 Kwan and Mengel-Yoshimura knocked in two of Mills’ final four free throw attempts to ice the game. — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025 Kristina Deal, West Hills, Sr., Shortstop hit .404, knocked in 27 in ’24. — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025 Jesse Robles, Milpitas soccer: Robles, a senior, scored a goal and knocked in a penalty kick to lead Milpitas to a 1-1 (5-3 PKs) victory over Crystal Springs Uplands in the CCS Division V championship game. — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for knock in

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“Knock in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knock%20in. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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