plunder
verb (used with object)
to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc...
plundered
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past participleof plunder.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 plunder.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
plunderverb (used with object)to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc...
Example Sentences
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It is a far cry from 2023-24 when he plundered 19 Premier League goals, and 27 in all competitions.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Hermann Goering, a top Nazi official, plundered Goudstikker's entire collection when the art dealer fled to England in 1940.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Kyiv plundered warehouses for veteran Soviet antiaircraft guns and fitted heavy machine guns, some almost a century old, with thermal imaging systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
Cambodian monks chanted blessings and scattered flowers Friday over 74 cultural artefacts returned to the country after being plundered by a notorious British antiques smuggler.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
Miss Stuart was in exile, from plundered Scotland still declining, three thousand miles away.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
