Examples of trounce in a Sentence
our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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Amador Valley 12, California 0 Four was a good number for visiting Amador Valley as the Dons scored four in the first, four in the sixth and four in the seventh to trounce California in EBAL play.
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Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Sunday was a good bounceback after Florida was trounced 6-3 at the Washington Capitals one night earlier.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Previously: Well, that was a terrible game — and not just because the unlikable Philadelphia Eagles trounced the unlikable Kansas City Chiefs right from the get-go.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
The Chiefs on Sunday defeated the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in the AFC matchup after the Eagles trounced the Washington Commanders 55-23 in the NFC championship.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Jan. 2025
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Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
Sunday was a good bounceback after Florida was trounced 6-3 at the Washington Capitals one night earlier.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
Previously: Well, that was a terrible game — and not just because the unlikable Philadelphia Eagles trounced the unlikable Kansas City Chiefs right from the get-go.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
The Chiefs on Sunday defeated the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in the AFC matchup after the Eagles trounced the Washington Commanders 55-23 in the NFC championship.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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