trampled; trampling
ˈtram-p(ə-)liŋ 
1
: tramp
especially
: to tread heavily so as to bruise, crush, or injure
2
: to inflict injury or destruction especially contemptuously or ruthlessly
—usually used with on, over, or upon
trampling on the rights of others
: to crush, injure, or destroy by or as if by treading
trampled the flowers
trample
noun
Examples of trample in a Sentence
The workmen trampled on my flower bed.
Her glasses were trampled underfoot by the crowd.
Many people were trampled to death trying to escape the burning building.
They are trampling on our rights.
They are trampling our rights.
Their most cherished traditions have been trampled.
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So is trampling on international alliances to fight climate change and pandemics and mindlessly cutting government investment in research to enable growth in entitlement spending.
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Matthew J. Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Republicans in both the House and the Senate have shrugged as Mr. Trump has trampled on Congress’s authority and constitutional status as a check on his power.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
And trampling of religious practices is a taboo subject for domestic news media in many, if not most, of such countries.
—Eric Freedman, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
Officers were called to the home multiple times that Sunday night — starting at 8:40 p.m. and extending into the 11 o'clock hour — based on neighbors' disturbance reports, including claims that young attendees were trampling over their property, police said in the affidavits.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Matthew J. Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Republicans in both the House and the Senate have shrugged as Mr. Trump has trampled on Congress’s authority and constitutional status as a check on his power.
—Annie Karni, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
And trampling of religious practices is a taboo subject for domestic news media in many, if not most, of such countries.
—Eric Freedman, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
Officers were called to the home multiple times that Sunday night — starting at 8:40 p.m. and extending into the 11 o'clock hour — based on neighbors' disturbance reports, including claims that young attendees were trampling over their property, police said in the affidavits.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trample
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“Trample.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trample. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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trample
verb
tram·ple
ˈtram-pəl
trampled; trampling
-p(ə-)liŋ
1
a
: to tramp or tread heavily so as to bruise, crush, or injure
cattle trampled on the young wheat
b
: to crush, injure, or destroy by or as if by treading
trampled the flowers
2
: to injure or harm by ruthless or heartless treatment
trampling on the right of others
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