plundered

Example Sentences

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It is a far cry from 2023-24 when he plundered 19 Premier League goals, and 27 in all competitions.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Brand believes the painting had been plundered by Hermann Goering, one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, when Goudstikker fled for Britain in 1940.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Kim Jong Un’s cyber army has plundered billions of dollars from the crypto industry in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Cambodian monks chanted blessings and scattered flowers Friday over 74 cultural artefacts returned to the country after being plundered by a notorious British antiques smuggler.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

In peacetime you are plundered by them, in war by your enemies.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli