- present participle of despoil.
despoiling
Example Sentences
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Plastic, along with other litter, is also despoiling the landscape and polluting our waterways.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
And my sister once used a sheet of carbon paper as Ken’s blanket, despoiling his face with permanent blue ink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
I just wish I hadn’t let my fandom lead me into the fluorescent-lit land of plot despoiling.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2022
A global explosion of disposable plastic, which is made from oil and gas, is increasing carbon emissions, despoiling the world's oceans, harming wildlife and contaminating the food chain.
From Reuters ● Feb. 18, 2022
“We are on the trail of a gang of international thieves who came to France for the purpose of despoiling our museums,” a police spokesman announced.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
