Examples of trounce in a Sentence
our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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After an uninspiring 10-9 win over Kennesaw State, Wake Forest bounced back in a big way, trouncing Western Carolina 42-10.
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
In Sunday’s vote, the Peronists trounced Milei’s right-libertarian party by a staggering 47% to 34%, a far cry from the nail-biter that many pollsters had predicted.
—Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu took a victory lap Wednesday after trouncing Josh Kraft by a 48-point margin in the preliminary election, saying that her sweep of every ward was indicative of voters feeling the city is moving in the right direction.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
The Oilers trounced the Pioneers 48-7 in a nonleague game Thursday at Huntington Beach High.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
In Sunday’s vote, the Peronists trounced Milei’s right-libertarian party by a staggering 47% to 34%, a far cry from the nail-biter that many pollsters had predicted.
—Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu took a victory lap Wednesday after trouncing Josh Kraft by a 48-point margin in the preliminary election, saying that her sweep of every ward was indicative of voters feeling the city is moving in the right direction.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
The Oilers trounced the Pioneers 48-7 in a nonleague game Thursday at Huntington Beach High.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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