trounce

Example Sentences

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David, your team absolutely trounced Manchester United but if that sending-off had led to your side losing, I wonder what your response to your two players would have been!

From BBC

Turner had two sacks in the 34-7 trouncing of Tampa Bay.

From Los Angeles Times

I once played in a one-day international at the Melbourne Cricket Ground where we got trounced by seven wickets.

From BBC

Yet even I, after watching Democrats trounce Republicans in the recent elections, see a glimmer of hope for the American people and our democracy.

From Salon

The self-described socialist was virtually unknown before his upset victory to secure the Democratic nomination over former governor Andrew Cuomo, who he trounced again Tuesday.

From Barron's