Definition of TROUNCING

Examples of trounce in a Sentence

our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote

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Fields struck out seven en route to getting the win on the hill, while helping his cause offensively by belting a double and triple as League City Red trounced rival League City White 12-2 in the winner’s bracket finals game. — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, "League City Red roasts League City White 12-2 to stay perfect at Pony 14s sectionals," 1 July 2018 Saudia Arabia got the better of their African counterparts, trouncing them 5-1 in front of a crowd of 15,000 at the famous Azteca Stadium. — SI.com, "World Cup Preview: Saudi Arabia vs Egypt - Classic Encounter, Team News, Predictions & More," 24 June 2018 Putin’s approval rating has slipped in recent weeks after the Cabinet moved to significantly raise the retirement age — a decision announced on the day when the Russia’s national team trounced Saudi Arabia 5-0 on the World Cup’s opening day. — Maria Danilova, The Seattle Times, "Russia win in World Cup offers distraction as Putin benefits," 2 July 2018 Putin’s approval rating has slipped in recent weeks after the Cabinet moved to significantly raise the retirement age — a decision announced on the day when the Russia’s national team trounced Saudi Arabia 5-0 on the World Cup’s opening day. — Washington Post, "Russia win in World Cup offers distraction as Putin benefits," 2 July 2018 Sure, its strength of schedule—apart from the annual top-25 matchup—leaves something to be desired, but Satterfield’s team is rarely trounced, and Penn State will still be negotiating its identity in a post-Saquon Barkley world. — Joan Niesen, SI.com, "College Football Playoff Bracket Busters: Who Could Knock the Favorites From Football's Final Four?," 13 Mar. 2018 Tesla’s profit in the latest quarter of $1.75 a share trounced the average estimate for a loss of 99 cents by analysts surveyed by FactSet. — Tim Higgins, WSJ, "Tesla Posts Surprising Profit on Higher Model 3 Production," 24 Oct. 2018 In front of the largest-ever crowd to watch an NFL game at Wembley Stadium, the Seattle Seahawks trounced the Oakland Raiders 27-3 on Sunday. — Seattle Times Sports Staff, The Seattle Times, "What the (inter)national media are saying about the Seahawks’ 27-3 trouncing of the Oakland Raiders," 15 Oct. 2018 And Democrats got trounced in the 2010 midterms after passing the Affordable Care Act on a party-line vote. — Sarah Kliff, Vox, "Mitch McConnell: if Republicans do well in the midterms, we’ll try to repeal Obamacare," 18 Oct. 2018

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