loot

Example Sentences

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When the war ends, the family returns to their home city of Berkeley, where their household belongings have been looted—down to the plants in the garden.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bangladesh's leading prime ministerial hopeful Tarique Rahman said on Tuesday he faces "huge" challenges if he wins elections this week, vowing to repair a country he said was looted under the previous ousted government.

From Barron's

"Taking back cultural artefacts that were looted is actually something a lot of people hope for - and fantasise about," Ncube, who is from Zambia, told the BBC.

From BBC

Records state that all 45 members of the crew abandoned the ship safely when it grounded, but the wreck was soon looted by people in the area.

From BBC

The strange thing was, our store was the only one that had been looted like this.

From Literature