trample
verb (used without object)
to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
trampled
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past participleof trample.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof trample.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
trampleverb (used without object)to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
Example Sentences
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USC was trampled throughout by a Rutgers offense which, heading into Saturday, had an interception on more than 10% of its passes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
That beauty would soon be trampled beneath the Japanese advance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
As for Serbia, the lead singer of rock band Lavina was so tortured by someone who "trampled on his heart" that he ended his song with a blood-curdling scream.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
I could easily have fallen and been trampled.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
