pillage
verb (used with object)
to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder.
pillaged
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past participleof pillage.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 pillage.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
pillageverb (used with object)to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder.
Example Sentences
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If the days of Hearts lagging behind the Old Firm in the league are gone, the days of them being pillaged by the big two in Glasgow are not.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The film -- with a high-voltage cast led by Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway, and produced by Universal -- pillaged earlier estimates that forecast an opening weekend haul of less than $100 million.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Third, it was safer to have capital loaned out than in reserve, where it could be pillaged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
They’ve pillaged and rampaged their way there, destroying everyone in their path while scoring 15 times in three playoff wins in which they’ve never trailed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2024
I can give no explanation how I came to this understanding, save that I did not want to become the blighted man who dangled before me, pillaged by the birds.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
