looted

Example Sentences

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The Dutch Restitution Committee, which advises on looted Nazi art, is also hamstrung as it cannot compel private individuals to return artworks.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Brand then searched the archives of a 1940 auction where much of Goudstikker's looted collection was sold and discovered an item under the number 92 titled "Portrait of a Young Girl" by Toon Kelder.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

A spokesman for RSF has denied that its fighters looted the museums.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

But when he went to tidy the land just outside the house, he discovered two graves — one of them small enough for a child — near the shell of a looted car.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

I've looted that poor Hab for everything it could give me, and in return it's kept me alive for a year and a half.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir