stomp on

phrasal verb

stomped on; stomping on; stomps on
: to step on (something or someone) very forcefully
He stomped on the bug.
I stomped on the brakes.

Examples of stomp on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web An elk protecting a calf charged and stomped on an 8-year-old girl riding a bicycle nearby, Colorado officials say. Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 2 June 2024 According to a law enforcement source familiar with the incident, two rival gangs started a large brawl in which inmates were stabbed, stomped on and chairs were thrown. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 26 May 2024 My nan streaked across the room and stomped on the palmetto bug with her bare-a** feet. Gisele Grayson, NPR, 23 May 2024 Authorities said the cow moose headbutted the woman and stomped on her multiple times. CBS News, 21 May 2024 Soon Stern would be stomping on Christmas lights made of sugar and being smacked in the face with a foam iron. Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024 In the surveillance video, Combs was seen yanking Ventura backwards to the floor, kicking her, stomping on her, and attempting to drag her back to a room. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024 After all, EVs are known for their instantaneous torque, especially when the (not-so) loud pedal is stomped on, driving all of the electric power into everyone’s tummies. Cameron Aubernon, Popular Science, 15 May 2024 One man appeared to stomp on the leg of a woman on the ground. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024

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“Stomp on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomp%20on. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.

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