stampede

Example Sentences

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That's when "a stampede" began for the main exit, she says, and Fred desperately pushed her ahead in the crowd.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

The stampede to move to AI to offset tariff costs has put significant upward pressure on the costs for equipment, software and construction of hyperscale data centers.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, the grim situation has put a chill into the stampede that invariably follows the exit of a coach at a top program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

But as the Argentine rappers, decked out in Versace, plowed through their catchiest hits like “Dumbai” and “Sheesh,” a dancing stampede made its way over.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

The child saw a woman kneeling with her arms in the shape of a cross in an open space, mysteriously free of the stampede.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez