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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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
But the biggest influence here is the late, great Broad City, with its loopy surreal touches and its willingness to gleefully trample over any notion of good taste.
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The victims were smashed against metal anti-riot fences or trampled underfoot, and many suffocated.
—Steve Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Police said some commuters leaped over the railing while others were crushed or fell underfoot and were trampled.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2025
But the biggest influence here is the late, great Broad City, with its loopy surreal touches and its willingness to gleefully trample over any notion of good taste.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 May 2025
The victims were smashed against metal anti-riot fences or trampled underfoot, and many suffocated.
—Steve Douglas, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Police said some commuters leaped over the railing while others were crushed or fell underfoot and were trampled.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 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 23 Jun. 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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