trounce
verb (used with object)
to beat severely; thrash.
had trounced
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past perfectof trounce.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Earlier in that season, the Saints had trounced the Seahawks 34-19.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
Raducanu had trounced veterans Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka, but lost 7-5 6-4 to Pegula in the last 16.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2022
Newsom had trounced his Republican rival with 62% of the vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2021
The best teams, led by Baker's institute, improved again, averaging nearly 50, but they were bested by a surprise entrant: Google's DeepMind, whose artificial-intelligence system had trounced the world's best Go player in 2017.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 22, 2021
In June of that year, Ulbrickson’s varsity had attempted to redeem itself at the annual Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta in Poughkeepsie, New York, but Cal had trounced them again, by five lengths this time.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
