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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Additionally, a 26-year-old woman was hospitalized after being trampled as bystanders fled.
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Dalia Faheid, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
In other words, politics and emotion are presently trampling on market prices that, by virtue of them being set in markets, are free of politics and emotion.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Tribunals have issued billions of dollars in awards even in cases where corporations violated domestic laws, polluted the environment or trampled on basic human rights.
—Nicholas Kusnetz, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
In 2013, 19 people were injured and one was trampled after gunfire broke out during an informal second-line parade on Mother's Day.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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Dalia Faheid, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
In other words, politics and emotion are presently trampling on market prices that, by virtue of them being set in markets, are free of politics and emotion.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Tribunals have issued billions of dollars in awards even in cases where corporations violated domestic laws, polluted the environment or trampled on basic human rights.
—Nicholas Kusnetz, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
In 2013, 19 people were injured and one was trampled after gunfire broke out during an informal second-line parade on Mother's Day.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Trample.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trample. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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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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