despoliation
Example Sentences
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Daemon returned as a conqueror with a new haircut, seeming redeemed until he took Rhaenyra on her despoliation tour of the dirty old town.
From New York Times
They drove industry, which drove the despoliation of the planet.
From Washington Post
But the application of modern science and engineering to economic affairs also set in motion a ruinous despoliation of the planet.
From Salon
He said the court’s decision represented “a second despoliation of the painting.”
From New York Times
Trump also may have a motive for his environmental policies — enriching timber companies and the oil and gas industry, despoliation of the environment being merely collateral damage.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
