plunders

Example Sentences

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A blend of Islamic and Hindu beliefs has long served as a conservation code, with supernatural guardians believed to punish anyone who plunders the forest for greed.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

It has always been a taxing job, she says, but conditions have lately made it downright impossible, as staffing shortages nearly double her workload and a cost-of-living crisis plunders her modest paycheck.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2022

The narrator thinks about the way he plunders the lives of those around him.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 13, 2018

Before anyone calls a lawyer, it is important to say that the Ontario woman whose life she plunders most is herself.

From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2012

It will be rare if I can make Paul rob Peter while Peter plunders Paul.

From The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)