plundered
Example Sentences
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Kyiv plundered warehouses for veteran Soviet antiaircraft guns and fitted heavy machine guns, some almost a century old, with thermal imaging systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
In an abandoned warehouse in Johannesburg, Prof Grace sets out her high-stakes plan - to break into museums and private collections and take back artefacts mostly plundered during colonial times.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
He ran up debts, plundered her money and spun a story about a blackmailer from prison coming for them.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was found guilty on Friday of all 21 counts of money laundering related to the country's 1MDB graft scandal, which saw billions plundered from the now-defunct sovereign wealth fund.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
“Better to stick to your task. You have plundered this dead man’s property, you have all the toys you need to keep you alive; now may we move on?”
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
