trample on

Example Sentences

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One running gag involves the hotel’s irritation at the nearby goats who trample on the hoods of parked cars.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

"In Italy, we don't want those who trample on human rights and act outside of any democratic control," he wrote on X.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

We do not trample on the memory of others for our own purposes.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2024

“When we think about China’s automotive manufacturing industry today, picture a modern-day Godzilla with the power to trample on and destroy anything that gets in its path,” Mr. Dunne said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2023

Cecilia put the vase down and hurried over, and knelt down to retrieve the fragment before her sister began to trample on it.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan