trampling
- present participle of trample.
Example Sentences
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That makes them prone to trampling, said Candace Fallon, a senior endangered species conservation biologist at science nonprofit Xerces Society.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Sheep have been trampling over graves and chewing up flowers at a cemetery, upsetting bereaved families with loved ones buried there.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
“We feel deeply that this is an open defiance and trampling of justice and the rule of law,” representatives of Zion Church said in a letter this week.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The main house featured an elaborate sculpture of a stallion trampling a dragon in the roundabout out front.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
Just to the West of the southernmost slope there was a great ring, where the turf had been torn and beaten by many trampling feet.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
