stamp out

Example Sentences

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After the Edwards' crisis, it launched a review of its culture, professing its intention to stamp out bad behaviour.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Three months after state vets seized and killed hundreds of his sheep to stamp out an ongoing pox pandemic, Kostas Theofilou fights back tears as he gazes at his empty stable.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

"We must stamp out the hate, fear and prejudice that drives Islamophobia and division in our society."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

In 2019, Washington imposed sanctions on Mojtaba Khamenei, accusing him of working closely with the Revolutionary Guard and the hard-line Basij militia to stamp out dissent at home and spread Iran’s influence around the region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

“But—” “I’m not having one in the house, Petunia! Didn’t we swear when we took him in we’d stamp out that dangerous nonsense?”

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling