ransack
verb (used with object)
to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.).
ransacked
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past participleof ransack.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof ransack.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ransackverb (used with object)to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.).
Example Sentences
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Authorities have reported stores being ransacked or vandalized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
A bust of Marianne - symbol of the French Republic - was damaged and knocked to the floor in Marseille as people ransacked the building.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
Roebuck further discovered that his workshop had been ransacked.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
He said he was unaware that the interpreter regularly ransacked his bank account for more than two years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
He thought the boat had been ransacked but it was the sea that had done it.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
