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plundering

[ UK /plˈʌndəɹɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈpɫəndɝɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the act of stealing valuable things from a place
    his plundering of the great authors
    the plundering of the Parthenon
ADJECTIVE
  1. given to taking by force what is desired

How To Use plundering In A Sentence

  • The conquerors advanced , killing and plundering as they went.
  • During the war communities in Unita-controlled areas had been subjected to violence, bush justice and plundering, an Institute of Security Studies (ISS) report says.
  • I am hoping that my hirsute body will prevent any bugs from plundering the sanctity of my inner ear.
  • The scoundrels who made their living plundering, murdering those who got in their way, mercilessly defiling women… it was too much for her to bear.
  • The currency was hopelessly debased, the government corrupt, the armies more interested in plundering the provinces than protecting them; many people believed the dissolution of the empire was at hand. Superversive: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism
  • But while she was talking to fans inside, the robber was busy plundering her unlocked car in nearby Barker's Pool car park.
  • It would seem that tips on playing competitive bridge, overweening pride, and short-term plundering were the leadership messages passed on through succession and down the ranks at Lehman. John O'Neil: President Obama's Future Leadership of Capitalism 3.0
  • Plundering and raiding, pirating and smuggling were the only ways they could survive in this universe…
  • The expedition acquired the character of a vast plundering raid.
  • They amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies.
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