plunder
verb (used with object)
to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc...
have been plundering
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present perfect progressiveof plunder.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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A naval officer infiltrates a band of smugglers who have been plundering the Cornish coastline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019
At the same time, fishermen have been plundering the waters of the marine sanctuary.
From Time Magazine Archive
I find, also, that the two headmen selected by the notorious, but covert slave-trader, Ludha Damji, have been plundering my stores from the 20th October, 1870, to 18th February, 1872, or nearly sixteen months.
That woman that lives with me has palmed that brat of hers on me as my child; and he and she have been plundering me these years past.
From Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn by Kingsley, Henry
“The scoundrels have been plundering a ship, Jim.”
From With Cochrane the Dauntless by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
