ransack

Example Sentences

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Overton’s 32 from 21 balls and Archer’s 17-ball 38 helped the visitors ransack 100 in the last 10 overs, including 21 off the final over.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2024

By that he meant the way representatives from other schools would surely try to lure his players away, using lucrative NIL offers to ransack his team through the transfer portal.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Thursday’s announcement that Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of Fox and News Corp. prompted news organizations the world over to ransack the obituaries they have been keeping in their vaults.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 21, 2023

He said he was worried thieves would ransack whatever belongings remained, and he now lives in his car.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2023

I ransack my mind and come up with nothing.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon