plundered

Example Sentences

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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

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

Kane plundered six goals in just five games against Norwich, including a pair of braces in 2015-16.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Khawaja has so far plundered 6,206 runs with 16 centuries and 28 half-centuries, averaging 43.39.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

Miss Stuart was in exile, from plundered Scotland still declining, three thousand miles away.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood