Example Sentences

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He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored...

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2022

His critics think he is trampling on nuance and oversimplifying — sometimes dangerously so.

From Nature • Sep. 19, 2019

Friedman said that in going back and forth between Postmates and Postmate, “the company is trampling on its own trademark.”

From Slate • Jun. 21, 2019

Courts sometimes take on the job of defending the rights of individuals, or of minority groups, out of concern that the majority is trampling them.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2015

“I don’t see how Kronos could just march into Manhattan, but the Mist is strong. Typhon is trampling across the country right now, and mortals think he’s a storm system.”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan