ransack
verb (used with object)
to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.).
have ransacked
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present perfectof ransack.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But locking the front door after intruders have ransacked the house isn’t a good look for an ostensibly security-conscious company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2020
Emily Wilson, in her recent translation of the Odyssey, seems to have ransacked the thesaurus for Athena: she gives her “twinkling eyes,” “glowing eyes,” “shining eyes,” “glinting eyes,” “sparkling eyes.”
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 7, 2019
Also, the guy who gets killed appears to have ransacked the scarf drawer on the "Smash" set.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2014
The Martins have ransacked the Beatles library for alternate versions of songs: John's early take of "Strawberry Fields," for example, slimmer in production values but more haunting.
From Time Magazine Archive
John and Martin have ransacked London for pretty things for it.
From The Doctor's Dilemma by Hesba Stretton
