Plunder example sentences

Related (13): loot, pillage, ransack, rob, despoil, strip, loot, steal, confiscate, raid, sack, ravage, maraud

plun·der

verb

plunder (verb) · plunders (third person present) · plundered (past tense) · plundered (past participle) · plundering (present participle)

- steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder:

- steal (goods), typically using force and in a time of disorder:

- take material from (artistic or academic work) for one's own purposes:

- the violent and dishonest acquisition of property:

- property acquired illegally and violently:

Synonyms

pillage, loot, rob, raid, ransack, strip, fleece, ravage, devastate, maraud, sack, rape, despoil, spoil, pirate, reave, forage, steal, purloin, seize, thieve, rob, pillage, misappropriate, embezzle, looting, pillaging, plundering, robbery, robbing, raiding, ransacking, devastation, depredation, sacking, marauding, despoiling, rapine, ravin, spoliation, booty, loot, spoils, prizes, haul, takings, pickings, swag, boodle

"Plunder" Example Sentences

1. The pirates plundered the merchant ship.
2. The invaders plundered the city for valuables and treasures.
3. The thieves plundered the wealthy businessman's mansion.
4. The conquering army plundered and looted the defeated villages.
5. The barbarians plundered Rome, destroying art and architecture.
6. The Vikings plundered monasteries along the coast.
7. The horde of locusts plundered the farmers' fields.
8. The looters plundered stores after the hurricane.
9. Genghis Khan's armies plundered Chinese cities.
10. The ransacking burglars plundered the house of valuables.
11. The scavengers plundered the garbage cans for scraps of food.
12. The soldiers plundered and stole from the occupied villages.
13. They plundered the wreckage of the ship for valuables.
14. The colonial powers plundered the natural resources of Africa.
15. The desperate refugees plundered the abandoned grocery store.
16. The tomb raiders plundered ancient royal burial sites.
17. Vikings plundered monasteries along the European coast.
18. They plundered the office for any remaining supplies.
19. The robbers meticulously plundered the jewelry store safe.
20. The jackdaw plundered shiny objects for its nest.
21. The marauders plundered and destroyed the defenseless village.
22. The criminal gang plundered the bank vault of millions.
23. The armies plundered towns they conquered for weapons and supplies.
24. The greedy investor plundered the bankrupt company of any remaining assets.
25. The vultures plundered the carcass down to bare bones.
26. The locust swarm plundered the crops .
27. Pirates plundered merchant ships in search of treasure.
28. Vikings plundered and pillaged coastal monasteries.
29. The invaders plundered and burned the ancient city.
30. The crew of salvage divers plundered the sunken treasure fleet.
31. The defeated army was forced to plunder the local villages for food.
32. The raiding horde plundered villages across the plains.
33. The corrupt official plundered state finances for his lavish lifestyle.
34. They plundered the abandoned house for anything worth money.
35. Barbarian hordes plundered Rome after the fall of the empire.
36. The refugees plundered any remaining food from abandoned farms.
37. The marauders plundered the defenseless town without mercy.
38. The director plundered ideas from other scripts to create his own.
39. Colonizers plundered native lands of resources and wealth.
40. The gang plundered the armored car of millions in cash.
41. After the disaster, the desperate survivors plundered any remaining supplies.
42. The hurricane left the coastline in shambles for looters to plunder.
43. The tyrant plundered the nation's treasury to fund his wars.
44. The conquistadors plundered South American civilizations for gold.
45. The vultures plundered the corpse of any remaining flesh.
46. The politician plundered public funds for his own gain.
47. The marauders plundered the village, killing many innocents.
48. The archaeologists carefully plundered the ancient tomb of its treasures.
49. The soldiers ruthlessly plundered the city after taking it by force.
50. The whalers plundered the carcass of valuable whale oil and bones.
51. The virus plundered the host cell of its resources.
52. The conqueror plundered the treasure house of gold and jewels.
53. The hurricane left debris for looters to plunder.
54. They plundered the desk drawers for cash and valuables.
55. The conquering army plundered the city of anything of value.
56. The raiders plundered the coastal village and burned it to the ground.
57. The scavengers plundered the garbage heaps for scraps of food.
58. The superbug plundered the antibiotics of their effectiveness.
59. The mob boss plundered businesses to pay protection fees.
60. The refugees plundered any remaining supplies from abandoned stores.

Common Phases

1. Plundered the riches
2. Plundered the city
3. Plundered the land
4. Plundered the spoils of war
5. Plundered the treasures
6. To plunder and pillage
7. The pirates plundered the ship
8. Plundered the resources
9. Plundered the countryside
10. Plundered and looted
11. A plundered nation
12. Plundered artifacts
13. Plundered the tombs
14. The plunder was immense
15. The fruits of their plunder
16. Divide the plunder
17. Living off the plunder
18. The plunder of the ages
19. Sharing the plunder
20. Hidden plunder