stamp on

phrasal verb

stamped on; stamping on; stamps on

: to step heavily on (something) with one's foot

She accidentally stamped on my toe.

: to end (something) in a forceful way

The city council stamped on any efforts to build a liquor store.

Examples of stamp on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After city attorneys filed a lawsuit later in 1996, the Illinois Central returned the land to the city, providing Daley with a rare chance to put his stamp on a historic stretch of downtown real estate. —

Andrew Johnston, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2024 Designers put their stamp on jeans by adding prints and other forms of decoration. —

Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 July 2024 Former President Donald Trump is putting his stamp on the Republican platform, and not all conservatives like it. —

W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 July 2024 None of it mattered after both players put their stamp on a dominant series win over the Dallas Mavericks Monday night. —

Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for stamp on

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