trample
verb (used without object)
to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
have trampled
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present perfectof trample.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Ever since streaming figures were incorporated into the countdown, golden oldies have trampled over contemporary hits every December.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
And since then, opposing offenses have trampled them to the tune of 29.4 points a game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
A herd of hundreds of elephants that have returned to north-east Nigeria are under threat from jihadist groups and increasingly in conflict with thousands of refugees whose crops they have trampled weeks before harvest.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2020
The lions and other beasts apparently wander in and out of the park thanks to elephants who have trampled down fences.
From Fox News ● Jun. 13, 2019
Fang must have trampled the box on the way up, because when I put it on the seat beside him, its dented lid was the only thing holding the whole cardboard mess together.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
