ransack
Example Sentences
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One baby ransacked her belongings, another clung to her for months as a surrogate mother.
Verres ransacked Sicily’s Greek temples and pillaged the homes of Roman citizens.
All but about six of the kibbutz’s 222 homes were invaded and ransacked.
In Pakistan, supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan attacked military installations and ransacked the home of a senior military officer in 2023 but failed to seize power from the well-organized and ruthless army.
A nonprofit that provides hot meals, coffee and clothing to homeless Southern Californians is struggling to recover after its supply trailer was ransacked.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.