trampling

Example Sentences

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The fired-up hosts flooded into the England 22m in the opening two minutes, with forwards Axelle Berthoumieu and Madoussou Fall Raclot trampling over white shirts.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The push by the county to change the law has been hotly criticized by some advocates who accuse government officials of trampling on victims’ rights.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

“We feel deeply that this is an open defiance and trampling of justice and the rule of law,” representatives of Zion Church said in a letter this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

"I imagined tearing off my veil, trampling it, ripping it, burning it," she writes -- which she did at the World Championship in Moscow in December 2019.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

“You understand that much, don’t you? Make an exception for one, then it’s two, three, and next thing you know, hundreds and hundreds trampling things and getting underfoot. Believe me, this is best for everybody.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander