trashing

Example Sentences

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It was a pointed line of questioning because Warsh had spent the hearing trashing the Fed’s recent record, and now the same scrutiny was being turned on his own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

According to lawyers and formerly detained immigrants who spoke to Salon, ICE and Border Patrol officers never admit to trashing or keeping these items, but that they have not been found anywhere.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

"He hated that, you know, people were just trashing the land," Susan Pretti told AP.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026

Next week's global conference on tobacco control will consider what to do about the sheer volume of cigarette butts trashing the planet, with some recommending banning them completely.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

The storm raged for two nights, trashing the coastline, tearing away anything that wasn’t tied down.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi