trampling

Example Sentences

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That makes them prone to trampling, said Candace Fallon, a senior endangered species conservation biologist at science nonprofit Xerces Society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

In “Weren’t for the Wind,” her second top 40 hit, she’s addicted to leaving, trampling promises underfoot in her haste to hit the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Other than the cool trophies and the Diamondbacks trampling, the most notable show Thursday was unwittingly staged by Dodger Stadium itself.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"I imagined tearing off my veil, trampling it, ripping it, burning it," she writes -- which she did at the World Championship in Moscow in December 2019.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

For obvious reasons its farmers did not relish the prospect of buffalo herds trampling through their fields.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann