looting

Example Sentences

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Rasheed says he was initially arrested on allegations that he had been involved in looting "but when I appeared in court, the offence on my charge sheet was 'unlawful possession of firearms'".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The case involved one Bradley Heppner, who was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly looting $150 million from a financial services company he chaired.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

The Tuwaitha nuclear complex was left unsecured for days after Iraqi forces abandoned it, leading to widespread looting by local civilians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

So Irma banded together with other recipients of farming plots to demand an end to the looting and assert the rights given to them by Chávez’s laws.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

Shift schedules, fund allocations, project juggling, out-and-out looting of other projects . . . he'd never pulled so many stunts in his life.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir