trample
verb (used without object)
to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
trampled
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past participleof trample.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof trample.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
trampleverb (used without object)to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
Example Sentences
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USC was trampled throughout by a Rutgers offense which, heading into Saturday, had an interception on more than 10% of its passes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Raging at another exit, raging that when the chips were down too many of his fellow players panicked and allowed themselves to be overrun, raging at professional pride being trampled underfoot for all to see.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
And he barred the hospital from “aiding and abetting” any other party that might ask for help from these courts, including the children whose rights will be trampled by disclosure of their records.
From Slate ● May 19, 2026
From a standoff over a US Secret Service agent’s weapon to a US staffer trampled during a melee, tensions bubbled to the surface throughout Trump's visit to Beijing.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
From her bed she heard Úrsula’s weeping, the steps and whispers of the multitude that invaded the house, the wailing of the mourners, and then a deep silence that smelled of trampled flowers.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
