pillage

Example Sentences

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In at least one Kherson prison, inmates said the retreating Ukrainian officials pillaged food supplies, leaving them to their fate under the guard of the few officers who remained at their posts.

From New York Times

Today, the reputed remains of that fire shrine, a broken Celtic cross and a 105-foot stone round tower, built in the age of pillaging Vikings, are the most visible remains of the pre-Reformation settlement.

From New York Times

Bashir’s home was pillaged and the family’s cherished garden was destroyed.

From Seattle Times

The only disaster scenario for the Pac-12 is that the Big Ten decides to pillage in response to the SEC, and the Pac-12 has the most attractive properties.

From Los Angeles Times

Hundreds of thousands of people died and many villages were burnt and pillaged.

From BBC