Sentence examples for the plundering from inspiring English sources
verb
To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
- The mercenaries plundered the small town.
Who in Holland could object to the plundering of a plunderer?
Much more common was the plundering and pillaging of Protestant property and the theft of livestock.
So does the plundering by Britain's Maxwell group of its employees' pensions.
When the plundering was over, the AU persuaded the Sudanese army to vacate the area.
And, thanks to the plundering Taylor, a national debt of $4.9bn.
But the plundering of natural resources was having a discernible effect on the land.
Unfortunately, only 15 countries have ratified the agreement, and the plundering has begun.
China, engulfed in a long period of political disunity and chaos, couldn't prevent the plundering.
The Dayton accords stopped most of the plundering and killing in Bosnia, but ethnic cleansing has not been reversed.
Supporters of the American law say the plundering of minerals is a key stimulant of the conflict.
Meanwhile, the World Bank and IMF have cut their budgetary support because of the plundering of the country's forests to fill personal or political pockets.
