trample
Example Sentences
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When Chen’s father was a kid in the countryside of Gansu, China, he was involved in an accident where he was almost trampled by a horse-drawn cart.
From Los Angeles Times
“We are not a nation that tramples the 4th Amendment and tolerates our neighbors being terrorized,” he said.
From Salon
Bessent’s irritation over the probe stemmed in part from concerns that his delicate dancework to secure Powell’s eventual departure had been trampled on by colleagues who didn’t understand the steps, this person said.
You’ll remember a beloved cafe only to find it trampled out by a phone shop.
"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
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