Example sentences for: trounced

How can you use “trounced” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • With the aid of brilliant tactics and newer ships, the Greek fleet trounced the Persians, turning the tide in favor of Athens.

  • The contributors all recognize that he would be trounced by Bush and Dole if the primaries were held today.

  • In the East, 12 th -seeded Southwest Missouri State held fifth-seeded Wisconsin to 32 points--the lowest NCAA tournament score since the inception of the shot clock--and then trounced fourth-seeded Tennessee.

  • Her spokesman told reporters that "on a dollar-per-vote basis, Elizabeth Dole trounced George Bush and Steve Forbes."

  • But even those who insist that the legal system is out of control are afraid to challenge it: Every time they have done so, Clinton and the Democrats have trounced them, depicting them (with some justice) as shills for big corporations that don't want to be accountable to employees and customers.


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