Examples of trounce in a Sentence
our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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How to Train Your Dragon scored a solid lead in its second week at the box office, taking in $37 million domestically and $90.5 million globally and trouncing its competition.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
For 2025, the 1,064-horsepower ZR1 began trouncing European competition, backed by a thundering Detroit V-8 soundtrack.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
Wayne trounced his competition with punishing punchlines and steely wordplay.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 6 June 2025
Hypothetical polls showed Sununu trouncing Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.).
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 June 2025
For 2025, the 1,064-horsepower ZR1 began trouncing European competition, backed by a thundering Detroit V-8 soundtrack.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
Wayne trounced his competition with punishing punchlines and steely wordplay.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 6 June 2025
Hypothetical polls showed Sununu trouncing Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.).
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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