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.—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 See All Example Sentences for trounce
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