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
In short, a plan for California that embraces women’s well-being, while others trample on it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025
Still, the federal judiciary played an essential part in ensuring that state courts did not trample on voters' fundamental civil rights.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2025
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
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
