trampling

Example Sentences

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“We feel deeply that this is an open defiance and trampling of justice and the rule of law,” representatives of Zion Church said in a letter this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The main house featured an elaborate sculpture of a stallion trampling a dragon in the roundabout out front.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Large herds of fallow deer cause problems for arable farmers throughout the year, too, trampling freshly planted crops in the spring and then returning to nibble their way through the fields ahead of harvest time.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

"Look at how the food is lying on the ground. Look! People and cars are trampling it."

From Barron's • Oct. 12, 2025

My breath catches, and the herd of wild horses is back, trampling all over my insides.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam