stomped

past tense of stomp

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stomped Cece got out of bed, put on a pair of fuzzy pink slippers, and stomped to her mother’s office. Jessica Contrera, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 On Monday night, a 39-year-old man wearing a Spurs jersey was stomped and punched after Game 3 while walking down West 47th Street, about 15 blocks from the arena. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 14 June 2026 It's been 33 years since Jurassic Park first stomped into theaters, and blockbusters haven't been the same since. Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026 Two suspects are being sought in a horrific homicide in which police allege a mother of four was beaten with bricks and stomped to death during a robbery in North Philadelphia. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 10 June 2026 The emphasis on winning to keep kids signed up and continue making money has stomped creativity out of American players, who are encouraged to play safely to ensure results instead of developing a players’ feel for the game. Andy Yamashita, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026 Evidence presented at trial showed Wallace threw the victim to the ground, repeatedly punched and stomped him, and searched his pockets before taking his wallet and other belongings, the DA’s office said. Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 30 May 2026 The accordionist stomped sideways under the stage lights, sweat running down his temples, looking like Angus Young sans schoolboy shorts. Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 Finally, after my sister had been hacking away for three minutes or so, one man stood, stared, anger evident on his face, and stomped away. Tom Levenson, Time, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stomped
Verb
  • Bulldozers shuffled right through the rubble to make roads that cut Gaza into separate sections.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • And before several services shuffled their rankings earlier this week, no QB ranked inside the top 20.
    Grace Raynor, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Of course, controlling shareholders are not cartons of milk stamped with expiration dates.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • The Derya Arms shotgun was stamped that that it was manufactured in the country of Turkey, according to FBI agents who searched the home.
    Logan Smith, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • But if the numbers hold up, Orange County may have stumbled onto something much bigger than baseball.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
  • After departing Ecuador en route to El Segundo, members of the crew stumbled upon an unexpected find inside the ship’s garbage — trash bags filled with cocaine, 430 pounds of it.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Ten years later, Tech trampled Florida State in an upset on the Flats.
    Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • The crush of mourners led to at least eight people being trampled to death, according to the Associated Press.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • The motion kicked mud, sand and the region’s famous delectable Manila clams into her net.
    Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • In the end, the Kindergarten Cop star decided not to press charges against the man who kicked him.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Days or weeks passed, but then the dog barked, the mail carrier tramped onto the porch, the mailbox clattered.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • The pair’s snow boots tramped the nearly week-old Kansas City snow, two candles clutched in their small hands.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This ice is thought to contain material from asteroids and comets that smashed into the moon billions of years ago.
    Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 14 July 2026
  • The 'why' behind airline safety rules Local Greek media reported that a piece of the engine had broken off and that debris smashed the window, quickly decompressing the cabin, which led to part of Karović's body being sucked out of the window.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 14 July 2026

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“Stomped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stomped. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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