trample on
Example Sentences
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"In Italy, we don't want those who trample on human rights and act outside of any democratic control," he wrote on X.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
The drug companies say these rules are coercive, trample on their rights to free speech, and are unconstitutional and bad in other ways.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023
Post-summit comments by Putin and his officials indicated that Moscow wasn’t going to openly trample on the sanctions and instead could try to keep an arms deal with Pyongyang secret.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023
Snorkelers and boats trample on coral, adding stress to reefs already struggling with invasive algae and coral bleaching.
From Washington Times • Apr. 5, 2023
They stuck together for only one thing: to trample on some other woman...whether it was by throwing stones or by mean gossip.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
