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Meanings of pillage in English
Synonyms
Examples for "rifle"
Examples for "rifle"
1
Research is mixed on whether the assault-rifle ban had a significant impact.
2
On the ground lay the saddle-bags and the rifle; as yet unmolested.
3
Six months later I was in France shootin people with a rifle.
4
The booming of a rifle echoed in the rocks to the left.
5
In truth, the rifle played but a small part in the war.
1
You never rob from the working class area you're from; no way.
2
They said Beasley wanted to rob his victims and steal their identities.
3
This can rob the use of a number elsewhere on the ground.
4
Their intention probably was to rob and leave him in the desert.
5
I'd be happy to let him know you tried to rob us.
1
They were far superior to the tiny strip farms of earlier years.
2
The young one had reached the far side of the grassy strip.
3
When you strip away the detail, the choice before us is clear.
4
Central America, a strip of land between two oceans, is particularly vulnerable.
5
A year ago, luxury retailers turned it into a buzzing commercial strip.
1
Tonight, yet another foray into the great wasteland which is middle age.
2
The company also said its foray into mass gaming was going well.
3
He is still awaiting a successful outcome from his latest business foray.
4
Can you tell me a bit about your foray into the industry?
5
Feyenoord finally managed a foray towards the skull-capped Ederson on 20 minutes.
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
They'd probably have to completely despoil the surrounding acres to manage it.
2
The duty not to contrive through a covetous heart to despoil another.
3
But not for himself did Meleager despoil the body of his foe.
4
Your father is an Egyptian to me, and I will despoil him.
5
I doubt not they be robbers, eager to overtake and despoil us.
1
The "reave," as biotics referred to it, was used to target an opponent's nervous system.
2
Gillian launched a reave.
3
The result was a weak and ineffectual "reave" that did little more than give Gillian a reason to pull the trigger.
4
I got to hurry, because the mair hericopter reaves right away.
5
A good cow was a good cow, had she been twenty times reaved!
Usage of pillage in English
1
It was the era of universal pillage and destruction; nothing held sacred.
2
We have passed the inevitable stage of pioneer pillage of natural resources.
3
And in addition they will have the right to pillage the city.
4
They worked the people up until they joined them in the pillage.
5
There was no disorder or pillage of any kind in the city.
6
I understand why you scorned the pillage of the house just now.
7
And deep inside, the money is racked ready for pillage, rapine, loot.
8
Pugasceff captured the town of Kazan, and gave it up to pillage.
9
The town of Antwerp was now threatened with fearful bloodshed and pillage.
10
The city for three days and nights was given up to pillage.
11
The Etruscans however by no means confined themselves to robbery and pillage.
12
They had joined the expedition with minds bent upon pillage and slaughter.
13
They dreaded the pillage and ruin which would follow a French victory.
14
They unlocked the hands of pillage, persecuted and tortured those sanctified souls.
15
According to his own account he had saved the post-office from pillage.
16
Disorder, pillage, shouts, revelry and confusion were the order of the night.
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Pillage through the time
Pillage across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common