stomp out
phrasal verb
stomped out; stomping out; stomps out
1
: to stop or destroy (something bad)
They are determined to stomp out corruption.
2
: to stop (something) from burning by stepping on it forcefully with the feet
She stomped out her cigarette.
Examples of stomp out in a Sentence
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Frieda, now entirely incapable of playing nice, taking big, blatant swipes at her daughters, Shelly grimly staring at the board, and finally, Nancy bawling, and stomping out of the room.
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Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
Violence will never stomp out violence, only non-violence and love can do that.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
Louisville Courier Journal Smoking is a pretty tough habit to stomp out, especially with the increasingly popular e-cigarettes, or vapes, being passed around by younger demographics.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024
The change seems to come in response to the antitrust lawsuit filed by the United States, which accuses Apple of attempting to stomp out both cloud game streaming apps and super apps.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024
Putin's regime has been widely successful in stomping out opposition voices amid its invasion of Ukraine.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2024
They’re aligned on a quest to stomp out revolt with the grotesque Baron Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård) and his homicidally inclined nephew Feyd-Rautha (Austin Butler, slithering with evil).
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
Smoking is a pretty tough habit to stomp out, especially with the increasingly popular e-cigarettes, or vapes, being passed around by younger demographics.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024
General Motors will pay tribute to the Detroit Lions as the Lions look to stomp out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field in Detroit in Sunday's playoff game.
—Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2024
Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024
Violence will never stomp out violence, only non-violence and love can do that.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
Louisville Courier Journal Smoking is a pretty tough habit to stomp out, especially with the increasingly popular e-cigarettes, or vapes, being passed around by younger demographics.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024
The change seems to come in response to the antitrust lawsuit filed by the United States, which accuses Apple of attempting to stomp out both cloud game streaming apps and super apps.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024
Putin's regime has been widely successful in stomping out opposition voices amid its invasion of Ukraine.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2024
They’re aligned on a quest to stomp out revolt with the grotesque Baron Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård) and his homicidally inclined nephew Feyd-Rautha (Austin Butler, slithering with evil).
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
Smoking is a pretty tough habit to stomp out, especially with the increasingly popular e-cigarettes, or vapes, being passed around by younger demographics.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2024
General Motors will pay tribute to the Detroit Lions as the Lions look to stomp out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field in Detroit in Sunday's playoff game.
—Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2024
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“Stomp out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stomp%20out. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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