Examples of trounce in a Sentence
our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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This Goldman portfolio has a long history of beating the market, trouncing the S & P 500 in 59% of the quarters since 2001.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 21 May 2025
The Cubs wound up trouncing the Sox 13-3 before 40,171, winning their sixth straight in the City Series dating to 2023 and pulling within one in the all-time series, which the Sox lead 74-73.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
The Checkers recovered from early problems Wednesday night and trounced the host Hershey Bears 6-3, sweeping their best-of-five Atlantic Division Final series.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2025
The rematch occurred in the last game of the season, and the Broncos trounced the Chiefs, 38-0, when the Chiefs rested all of their starters.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Yun Li, CNBC, 21 May 2025
The Cubs wound up trouncing the Sox 13-3 before 40,171, winning their sixth straight in the City Series dating to 2023 and pulling within one in the all-time series, which the Sox lead 74-73.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
The Checkers recovered from early problems Wednesday night and trounced the host Hershey Bears 6-3, sweeping their best-of-five Atlantic Division Final series.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2025
The rematch occurred in the last game of the season, and the Broncos trounced the Chiefs, 38-0, when the Chiefs rested all of their starters.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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