pillage
verb (used with object)
to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder.
pillaging
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present participleof pillage.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Another, less grand perhaps, is the closeness of a community like Fairfax, where people volunteer their time to keep their facility open, while serial fraudsters are indicted for pillaging hospitals and overbilling the government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
It was a far cry from the claims of "looting and pillaging".
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2025
Eventually, however, humanity will have to get its act together and stop pillaging the environment in order to survive.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2023
And with that, Mandy Moore’s 1999 pop hit “Candy” blasts over the speakers, and the pillaging for pom poms and fringe begins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
While Seabiscuit had spent the summer pillaging the West, War Admiral had been plundering the East with four triumphs in succession.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
