The left arm heads up a craggy knoll for a short trek to an overlook above Paloma Community Park, a nice little diversion.—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2024 The entire family lived, learned and worshiped on the campus, perched atop a grassy knoll called Hangman’s Hill.—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 May 2024 Music on the Green comes to the plaza near the Madeline Hotel & Residences, while the Sunset Music Series stage is located on a grassy knoll near the top of chairlift 1.—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 20 May 2024 The conspiracy-minded director, who’s never seen a grassy knoll without glimpsing a second gunman on it, is drawing an analogy between Lula’s political travails, involving a corruption investigation that led to a 580-day prison stint, and those of Donald Trump.—Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for knoll
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English knol, from Old English cnoll; akin to Old Norse knollr mountaintop
Verb
Middle English, probably alteration of knellen to knell
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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