21.   Now, though, the Jazz fans can sense the giant has been dropped to his knees or, at least, had the wind knocked of him.

22.   Occasionally he breaks something, but in most falls he just gets the wind knocked out of him, and not even his pride is injured.

23.   She said the news knocked the wind out of her, but she was fine after learning that she would not get sick.

24.   That knocked the wind out of her mother.

25.   The news knocked the wind out of the bond market, which has been flying high in recent days on the outlook for slow growth and no inflation.

26.   The pain initially was like getting the wind knocked out of you.

27.   The plunge has knocked the wind out of the company, which had been riding high since going public last November.

28.   The recession has knocked the wind out of many unionized industries and unions.

29.   The shot to her ribs knocked the wind out of Scurry, who crumpled to the ground.

30.   The wind was really knocked out of our sails after the penalty, but then luck came our way.