trampled

Example Sentences

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From a standoff over a US Secret Service agent’s weapon to a US staffer trampled during a melee, tensions bubbled to the surface throughout Trump's visit to Beijing.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

That saddens me massively and showed that our way of life has been hugely affected and trampled on as a result of these threats.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Auden ultimately felt that his poem was propaganda, and his sympathies came to lie rather with the common person trampled under the march of History.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

When Chen’s father was a kid in the countryside of Gansu, China, he was involved in an accident where he was almost trampled by a horse-drawn cart.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

He trampled and kneaded the hay for a while, purring in a deep rumble, before curling up in a ball at the old dog’s chest.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford