plunders
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A blend of Islamic and Hindu beliefs has long served as a conservation code, with supernatural guardians believed to punish anyone who plunders the forest for greed.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
It plunders parental fantasies about our children as future professional athletes.
From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2022
It has always been a taxing job, she says, but conditions have lately made it downright impossible, as staffing shortages nearly double her workload and a cost-of-living crisis plunders her modest paycheck.
From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2022
The narrator thinks about the way he plunders the lives of those around him.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 13, 2018
The entellus abounds in India; enters the houses and gardens of the natives, plunders them of fruit and eatables, and the visit is even considered an honour.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
