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Noun
The burden of your inquiry into this wrongful closure should rest squarely on the wrongdoer’s shoulders, not on those of the innocent public trying to access their beloved knoll.—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2025 In Greenville, a one-room Chinese schoolhouse opened on a grassy knoll near the levee.—Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025 Tomkins added her own touch to the landscape, which comprises pleasantly untamed gardens on a wooded knoll with seasonal views of the nearby Hudson River.—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 May 2025 Its acreage includes pasture, timber and a central sage brush knoll plus about 2,800 acres of organic farmland, according to the listing.—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for knoll
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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