stomp on

phrasal verb

stomped on; stomping on; stomps on

: to step on (something or someone) very forcefully

He stomped on the bug.

I stomped on the brakes.

Examples of stomp on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web My nan streaked across the room and stomped on the palmetto bug with her bare-a** feet. —

Gisele Grayson, NPR, 23 May 2024 Authorities said the cow moose headbutted the woman and stomped on her multiple times. —

CBS News, 21 May 2024 Soon Stern would be stomping on Christmas lights made of sugar and being smacked in the face with a foam iron. —

Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024 In the surveillance video, Combs was seen yanking Ventura backwards to the floor, kicking her, stomping on her, and attempting to drag her back to a room. —

Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024 After all, EVs are known for their instantaneous torque, especially when the (not-so) loud pedal is stomped on, driving all of the electric power into everyone’s tummies. —

Cameron Aubernon, Popular Science, 15 May 2024 One man appeared to stomp on the leg of a woman on the ground. —

John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024 The first accusation came from the parents of a 10-year-old, nonverbal autistic boy who can be seen on a video being punched, hit and stomped on by a suspect identified as former bus aide Kiarra Jones. —

Pilar Arias, Fox News, 10 Apr. 2024 Game 2: The Kings beat the Warriors 114-106 for a 2-0 series lead in a game that included a chorus of howling boos for Green, who stomped on Sabonis in the lane in the fourth quarter. —

Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024

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