despoiler

Example Sentences

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Elsewhere, however, some homeowners’ associations banned the creature, deeming it a despoiler of property values.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2015

The purported despoiler is Lopakhin, an upstart peasant turned real estate developer who plans to raze the family's mansion and orchard to create a cottage camp for vacationers.

From Time Magazine Archive

After suffering three major accidents in just the past ten months, the largest U.S. oil company is earning a reputation as a careless and callous despoiler of the environment.

From Time Magazine Archive

The standard interpretation of The Cherry Orchard is, in the phrase of Critic Robert Brustein, as a "melodramatic conflict between a despoiler and $ his victims."

From Time Magazine Archive

The fire ant suddenly became the target of a barrage of government releases, motion pictures, and government-inspired stories portraying it as a despoiler of southern agriculture and a killer of birds, livestock, and man.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson