ransack
verb (used with object)
to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.).
ransacked
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past participleof ransack.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 ransack.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ransackverb (used with object)to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.).
Example Sentences
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Roebuck further discovered that his workshop had been ransacked.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Pharmacies, supermarkets and other businesses were ransacked, said residents, some of whom complained of the slow and meager post-quake aid coming from authorities.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Alberto Echemendía, the head of the Communist Party in Morón, held a rally of “revolutionary reaffirmation” in front of the ransacked party headquarters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
There are other singers to turn to when you’re emotionally ransacked; Dua gets the best nights of your life instead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2025
The music played on while at the other end of the room, Lady Augusta Drear, tall as a crane, ransacked the Chippendale desk for the guest list.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
