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Examples of trounce in a Sentence
our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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Even before, polls were suggesting that the party would be trounced in local elections next month and lose a general election later this year.
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Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
The ballot measure failed 58% to 42%, and was trounced in both eastern Jackson County and in Kansas City south of the Missouri River.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
UConn is now in the Final Four, the reward for trouncing Illinois 77-52 on Saturday.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
Republican chances of winning control of the U.S. Senate improved Wednesday when a Washington Post poll showed Larry Hogan (R., Md.) trouncing his potential Democratic opponents by double digits.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 23 Mar. 2024
Haley suspended her campaign for the GOP nomination after Trump summarily trounced her on Super Tuesday, but buzz around her as a potential independent candidate continues.
—Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024
Disney guided to full-year earnings per share that would trounce its 2023 full-year results by 20%.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024
Inter Miami was trounced 4-0 by the New York Red Bulls last weekend, and has given up nine goals in five games, a concern for Coach Tata Martino despite the team sitting near the top of the MLS standings early in the season.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
Blum was trounced by the Black Democratic candidate.
—Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Karla Adam, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
The ballot measure failed 58% to 42%, and was trounced in both eastern Jackson County and in Kansas City south of the Missouri River.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
UConn is now in the Final Four, the reward for trouncing Illinois 77-52 on Saturday.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024
Republican chances of winning control of the U.S. Senate improved Wednesday when a Washington Post poll showed Larry Hogan (R., Md.) trouncing his potential Democratic opponents by double digits.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 23 Mar. 2024
Haley suspended her campaign for the GOP nomination after Trump summarily trounced her on Super Tuesday, but buzz around her as a potential independent candidate continues.
—Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2024
Disney guided to full-year earnings per share that would trounce its 2023 full-year results by 20%.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2024
Inter Miami was trounced 4-0 by the New York Red Bulls last weekend, and has given up nine goals in five games, a concern for Coach Tata Martino despite the team sitting near the top of the MLS standings early in the season.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2024
Blum was trounced by the Black Democratic candidate.
—Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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First Known Use
1868, in the meaning defined above
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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