despoliation
Example Sentences
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If the final AR image of plastic bags, echoed by one onstage, gestures toward a critique of environmental despoliation, it’s a wan gesture.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
Matt: Environmental despoliation appears multiple times in “Andor.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
Others, including conservationists and environmentalists, fear pollution and despoliation.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2020
Garth’s masterful book ends with a reminder that a profound concern for the environment and its despoliation imbues Tolkien’s work.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2020
And this was a Dawson dance-hall, the trump card in the nightly game of despoliation.
From The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance by Robert W. (Robert William) Service
