ransacking
- present participle of ransack.
Example Sentences
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The pontiff responded by saying he had a "moral duty to speak out" against war -- and then sparked more headlines with a speech in Cameroon lambasting "tyrants" ransacking the world.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
The elephants, after ransacking her house and eating her corn, urinated on what remained of her grain supply.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Five suspects, including one juvenile, have been arrested and charged in connection with the Jan. 2 ransacking of Ruben’s Bakery & Mexican Food, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said at a news conference Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2024
Most of the ransacking took place on the night that charges against Dial were dismissed, although six arrests were made the following night.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023
I imagined the searchers ransacking the trunks and drawers and drilling holes in the walls to look for hidden valuables.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
