plunder
verb (used with object)
to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc...
are plundering
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present progressiveof plunder.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In recent years, Hollywood blockbusters have recognized that oceans are in a state of crisis and have focused on how colonial forces are plundering oceans everywhere, from Earth to Pandora.
From Salon ● Jan. 2, 2023
Activists charge that families and cronies of the country’s all-powerful military are plundering the state’s jade and other natural resources, such as timber and gold.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2016
To see how locals are plundering their heritage, travel to the desolate villages southeast of Xi'an, the city that is home to China's famed terra-cotta warriors.
From Time Magazine Archive
He replied: 'They are mine no longer; it is your property which they are plundering and sacking.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Max Duncker
Scarcely have they lain down, when an alarm is given that a body of Bedouins are plundering the neighbouring sheepfolds.
From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by William Garden Blaikie
