plundering

Example Sentences

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Enzo Sereni grew up in Rome, a short walk from the Arch of Titus, with its engraved legionnaires celebrating the defeat of ancient Judea by plundering the Second Temple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

These serum-obsessed 12-year-olds have been filmed plundering beauty stores — spoiling samples, terrorizing grown-up shoppers and hoarding expensive products formulated for mature skin.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2024

Rangers' problems seem to be at the back, with PSV plundering seven goals over two legs, which suggests Celtic will get chances, but is a shift in approach required to take them?

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2023

The framework for a second round of plundering is seemingly in place, but only if proper motivation exists on two fronts:

From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2023

The survivors immediately pounced upon the bodies of their fallen comrades, plundering weapons and objects of clothing that they had coveted.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques