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Meanings of pillaging in English
Synonyms
Examples for "plundering"
Examples for "plundering"
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
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.
Usage of pillaging in English
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.
6
Some southerners accuse northerners of pillaging their resources and discriminating against them.
7
He looks at me and he thinks the mongrel hordes are pillaging.
8
But they were not generally raping and pillaging their way through the countryside.
9
The Goths then moved southward and westward into Greece, everywhere pillaging the country.
10
And so these armies would basically pay the soldiers though pillaging.
11
They next sailed down the Mosquito coast, burning and pillaging as they went.
12
She hadn't forgiven the mindcaster for pillaging her memories that night.
13
They were represented as half-naked savages, pillaging, destroying and burning wherever they went.
14
To a man, they were pickpockets, and bent upon pillaging me.
15
Why should we be as ferocious animals, constantly shedding blood, pillaging and destroying?
16
He leaned up to capture her mouth in a pillaging kiss.
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Pillaging across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common