plunder
verb (used with object)
to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc...
had plundered
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past perfectof plunder.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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After Maxwell’s father died in 1991 under unusual circumstances, the family was left nearly destitute when it was discovered he had plundered his companies’ pension funds.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2025
Within weeks, it was revealed Maxwell had plundered hundreds of millions of pounds from the Mirror Group pension fund.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2021
Mr. Sahl developed a trademark look — a V-neck sweater and loafers, befitting a graduate student — and he carried onstage the rolled-up newspapers whose headlines he had plundered for inspiration.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2021
He successfully prosecuted a ring of funeral directors, who had plundered body parts and sold them for use in transplants and medical research.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2019
Where The Beades had plundered music hall, centuries-old Anglo-Celtic folk and the sounds of the 1960s electronic avant- garde, Steve Reich derived his inspirations from African drumming and Balinese gamelan music.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
