Examples of stampede in a Sentence
Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 3 July 2024
While the cause of the stampede was not immediately clear, the officials said on local television broadcasts that the sweltering heat was a factor.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 June 2024
In recent days, Mayor Steven Meiner and other city officials have declared this spring break season a success, marked by smaller crowds and the absence of high-profile shootings, stampedes or police violence that had soured the city’s reputation during March in recent years.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Stampede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stampede. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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stampede
1 of 2 noun
stampede
2 of 2 verbNoun
from a word in the Spanish of Mexico and the American Southwest, estampida "stampede," from Spanish estampida "a crash, loud noise," from estamper "to pound, stamp"
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