plunder

Example Sentences

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Cambodian monks chanted blessings and scattered flowers Friday over 74 cultural artefacts returned to the country after being plundered by a notorious British antiques smuggler.

From Barron's

He thinks humanity is engaged in a “plunder” of nature “while our profligate use of land and energy continues to ruin our planet and threaten our existence.”

From The Wall Street Journal

But prosecutors said the real aim was to "plunder their bank accounts".

From BBC

In an abandoned warehouse in Johannesburg, Prof Grace sets out her high-stakes plan - to break into museums and private collections and take back artefacts mostly plundered during colonial times.

From BBC

I beamed at Aunt Kitty, feeling clever at seizing the opportunity to be alone with Mrs. Maroney’s plunder.

From Literature