Example Sentences

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She said it was "unfair" that "people were trashing" her son, 20, when Berhalter had done something "much worse" at a similar age.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2023

Would you sit idly by if someone were trashing your own living room?

From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2022

Emily Mayfield aimed her message at so-called Browns fans who were trashing the team.

From Fox News • Oct. 11, 2021

“I’ve not yet been in a committee meeting where members of Congress were trashing federal employees’ work ethic or capability.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2015

The commentators were trashing the lot of them for appearing not to care.

From The Guardian • May 30, 2010