trouncing
Example Sentences
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After a year-long winning streak, they have suffered back-to-back Six Nations defeats, having been swatted aside by Scotland at Murrayfield seven days before their trouncing by Ireland.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
A quarterback who hadn’t spent all season trouncing the rest of college football might have wilted under the pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026
Don’t miss: Silver, gold and copper are trouncing stocks.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025
At least, not until Saturday, when the top-ranked Huskies offered a rude reminder by totally trouncing the 16th-ranked Trojans, 79-51, in their home arena, where they had yet to lose this season.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
He came back to practice the following week to the shame of a white practice jersey, and he had no role in Permian’s 42-0 trouncing of Midland High.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
