had trounced
- past perfect of trounce.
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
Alf Landon, the Republican whom Roosevelt had trounced in the 1936 election, accused FDR of arbitrarily acting “with the omnipotence of a Hitler.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2021
Newsom had trounced his Republican rival with 62% of the vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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
