tromp

Example Sentences

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For weeks now, farmers, their crews and residents of the nearby towns threatened by flooding have tromped through water, sludge and punishing storms to try to shore up the region’s defenses.

From Los Angeles Times

Ricky Jordan-Jones, a Southeast Washington native and a park steward with Ward 8 Woods who often tromps around, picking up trash, said he’s developed a sense for where the bad spots are.

From Washington Post

It’s easier to get the whole family outside this winter by strapping on snowshoes and tromping around the Cascades than by forking over hundreds of dollars for ski gear and lift tickets.

From Seattle Times

We stroll, stride, plod, traipse, amble, saunter, shuffle, tiptoe, lumber, tromp, lope, strut and swagger.

From Scientific American

Recently, Western lowland gorillas were eating their way through a swamp, barely glancing at the humans who had tromped through the muck to stare at them.

From New York Times