Examples of trounce in a Sentence
our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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Belichick, the eight-time Super Bowl champion, is searching for his first collegiate win in his first true road game after being trounced by TCU in Chapel Hill on Monday night.
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Nix and company managed to sneak into the playoffs, but they were trounced by the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card round.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The Jayhawks made the inaugural game at their shiny new home a memorable occasion by trouncing the Fresno State Bulldogs 31-7
Here are photos from the first game at the mostly all-new stadium.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
Technology stocks got trounced in the last week as investors sold their winners and bought previous laggards.
—Moneyshow, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
Nix and company managed to sneak into the playoffs, but they were trounced by the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card round.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The Jayhawks made the inaugural game at their shiny new home a memorable occasion by trouncing the Fresno State Bulldogs 31-7
Here are photos from the first game at the mostly all-new stadium.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
Technology stocks got trounced in the last week as investors sold their winners and bought previous laggards.
—Moneyshow, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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