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Meanings of
despoiling
in English
Russian
мародерство
Portuguese
saque
Spanish
saqueo
Catalan
saqueig
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Indiscriminate taking of goods by force.
sack
looting
sacking
plundering
pillaging
ransack
despoliation
Russian
мародерство
Synonyms
Examples for "
sack
"
sack
looting
sacking
plundering
pillaging
Examples for "
sack
"
1
The Health Minister is poised to
sack
the Waikato District Health Board.
2
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said under normal conditions she would
sack
him.
3
There were hundreds of slips of paper in each
sack
,
thousands altogether.
4
The German was carrying a
sack
of food she must have given.
5
Owners of Nascar teams, however, have threatened to
sack
employees who protest.
1
There were also reported cases of
looting
from abandoned homes, officials said.
2
Dozens of American cities have introduced curfews as violence and
looting
…
Audio
3
There were reports of a great slaughtering and
looting
in the city.
4
They will be condemning the nation to corruption,
looting
and state capture.
5
Not a lot of it left, Gold Nine... let the
looting
begin.
1
The parties said the
sacking
of local staff was an unacceptable consequence.
2
But
sacking
a minister on maternity leave is out of the question.
3
Public demonstrations were mounted calling for his
sacking
,
attended by local politicians.
4
Suddenly the TNRL want to dictate terms,
sacking
Woolf among other things.
5
He found it in flames, and the enemy were
sacking
the ruins.
1
She had no family, no friends: a true victim, ripe for
plundering
.
2
Ship after
plundering
the Brigantine gave the same to the said Thos.
3
For five days the sepoys had been killing and
plundering
the British.
4
After the mad
plundering
of the times of Cæsar, followed methodical exploiting.
5
For a year he ruled in his own interest,
plundering
and terrorizing.
1
And there he fell to
pillaging
in the dominion of Earl Hakon.
2
And private equity firms have a well-deserved reputation for
pillaging
media organisations.
3
He also imposed a curfew in Bangui, where residents reported widespread
pillaging
.
4
The past is ripe for
pillaging
when it comes to fashion photography.
5
Hook was really more refined, as well as bolder in his
pillaging
.
1
Though I was pleased they chose a traditional gentlemen's outfitter to
ransack
.
2
No one said a word as Kennedy continued to
ransack
the place.
3
He had just opened this safe apparently and begun to
ransack
it.
4
I reckon those fellows who just ran off wanted to
ransack
it.
5
Dorothy and Bess appeared, having completed a
ransack
of staterooms and cabins.
1
Without this natural protection it became a land subject to constant attack and
despoliation
.
2
And this was a Dawson dance-hall, the trump card in the nightly game of
despoliation
.
3
It is entirely out of the track of both armies, and has completely escaped
despoliation
.
4
This grand achievement led to the opening of a splendid continent, teeming with riches, for Spanish adventure and
despoliation
.
5
What apostleship of
despoliation
!
Usage of
despoiling
in English
1
But this body was dressed, and had weapons-wasworth
despoiling
,
in fact.
2
We found him in our nest, on our land,
despoiling
our people.
3
He had led the whites in the
despoiling
of the Indians.
4
Instead of
despoiling
others they discovered an occasional hiatus in their own smoke-house.
5
They succeeded in completely
despoiling
one gate before they were disturbed.
6
He wishes, Cassiodorus tells us, to build new edifices without
despoiling
the old.
7
They are not addicted to
despoiling
widows and orphans, then putting up long-winded prayers.
8
The
despoiling
soothed Quinn as he knelt at the altar.
9
I left you the millions of Italy; I find
despoiling
laws and misery throughout!
10
Never before have plunderers, dreaming of
despoiling
a conquered people, displayed such cynical heartlessness!
11
Instead, he sees an ugly sneer of hypocrisy
despoiling
his perfection all the more.
12
He had concocted a tremendous plot that his theft of the diamonds came near
despoiling
.
13
Your father, godly as he is, would have little compunction in
despoiling
such an Amalekite.
14
Most of them end up cluttering landfill sites or
despoiling
the countryside and city streets.
15
They, too, say that in conquering and
despoiling
my countrymen they are fulfilling a divine vengeance.
16
Does not the practice of
despoiling
an enemy afford an excuse for not facing the battle?
Other examples for "despoiling"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
despoiling
despoil
Verb
Present
Frequent collocations
despoil a burial
despoil churches
despoil every creature
despoil hand
despoil laws
More collocations
Translations for
despoiling
Russian
мародерство
мародёры
мародёрство
Portuguese
saque
pilhagens
pilhagem
butim
Spanish
saqueo
pillaje
Catalan
saqueig
botí de guerra
pillatge
saquejar
Despoiling
through the time
Despoiling
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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