trample

It was hard squaring the hulking mass of midshipmen who would nearly trample me at Herndon with these two polite teenagers prone to nervous laughter.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

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

Not even the creature’s eloquence moves Victor to self-reflection: “O Frankenstein, be not equitable to every other, and trample upon me alone, to whom thy justice, and even thy clemency and affection, is most due.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

“If you start dashing ahead—and you seem to have that tendency—you will trample out any signs she might have left.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

Martinique official Serge Letchimy hailed a vote that he said had come "to shatter a system that tramples on the truth, absolves the guilty, and scorns the victims".

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

“We are not a nation that tramples the 4th Amendment and tolerates our neighbors being terrorized,” he said.

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026

Williams’ charismatic goldendoodle, Alf, holds court in the studio: he tramples over Williams, curls his body around Farro’s neck like an exquisite wriggling scarf, then finally curls himself into a ball next to me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2022

“A regime that tramples on human rights cannot under any circumstances be recognized,” she said in a statement.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2022

I don’t move because my cowardice tramples me, even as I try to lift my spirit from its knees.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Shortly after coming off the course, DeChambeau is driven off to the fifth hole by rules officials to discuss whether he trampled down grass near his ball.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

And he barred the hospital from “aiding and abetting” any other party that might ask for help from these courts, including the children whose rights will be trampled by disclosure of their records.

From Slate ● May 19, 2026

From a standoff over a US Secret Service agent’s weapon to a US staffer trampled during a melee, tensions bubbled to the surface throughout Trump's visit to Beijing.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

Crowds in recent years have damaged trails, trampled plants and clogged rural roads.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

She was nearly trampled by her children, whose flight out of the living room was a headlong sprint that left no time for explanations to anyone.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

That makes them prone to trampling, said Candace Fallon, a senior endangered species conservation biologist at science nonprofit Xerces Society.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Sheep have been trampling over graves and chewing up flowers at a cemetery, upsetting bereaved families with loved ones buried there.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

Other than the cool trophies and the Diamondbacks trampling, the most notable show Thursday was unwittingly staged by Dodger Stadium itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

"They are eating different types of grasses and trampling areas that are important for wildlife," he said.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

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

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam