trampling

Example Sentences

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The fired-up hosts flooded into the England 22m in the opening two minutes, with forwards Axelle Berthoumieu and Madoussou Fall Raclot trampling over white shirts.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

"We don't need humans trampling flowers to add to the list of pressures that our wildlife is already facing," he said.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

In “Weren’t for the Wind,” her second top 40 hit, she’s addicted to leaving, trampling promises underfoot in her haste to hit the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Hanson sees potential harm from foreign seed not adapted to the micro-climate, the contamination by nursery fungi and disruption of the native soil by planting crews trampling around.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Gelifen half flew, half ran over the lawn and across the flower bed, trampling flowers as he came.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell