Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

All are seated and holding microphones, gamely trying to find humor in a place and at a moment when the tragic is trouncing the funny by a spectacular margin.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2022

Yet he is trouncing her among working-class white men; they back him by 30 points.

From Economist • Nov. 3, 2016

By emphasizing sleek-looking restaurants and fresh ingredients, that business model, broadly defined­ to include such restaurants as Panera and Shake Shack, is trouncing the fast-food industry.

From Washington Post