How to use sacking in a sentence
The episode culminated in the disastrous sacking of Rome itself circa 410 AD.
Goths: Germanic Warriors Who Exposed The Roman Empire | Dattatreya Mandal | September 4, 2022 | Realm of HistoryBut time will remember him most vividly for coining the term “sack,” as in “sacking the quarterback,” which he did a lot.
The Deaths You Missed This Year | Malcolm Jones, Jimmy So, Michael Moynihan, Caitlin Dickson | December 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTYou creep through sacking curtains and thick wooden doors which, when they are opened, let out fierce blasts of air.
I had time to see everything about her—her sacking apron, her clumsy clogs, her arms reddened by the cold.
Orwell’s Lies: His Diaries Reveal Problems with the Truth | Jimmy So | August 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sacking of Gotham is depicted largely in the form of a burlesque kangaroo court straight out of Terry Gilliam.
‘Dark Knight Rises’: Christopher Nolan’s Masterpiece | Richard Rushfield | July 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The sacking of Bo Xilai is a pre-emptive move to ensure that the liberal line prevails in China, not the statist model.
Bo Xilai’s Sacking Signals Showdown In China’s Communist Party | Rosemary Righter | March 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe bombardment having been announced for the 12th, they reckoned on a full day for burning and sacking the town.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanIt is covered first with bass and then with sacking, made of Indian grass tied around with ratan.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Mr. Rundell found him swearing and raving in a great passion, sacking men and behaving like a maniac.
The Underworld | James C. WelshPlease send me some more pheasants or partridges cooked as before, and sewn up in sacking.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton LaurieMcAuliffe's nether garments were fashioned out of sacking originally used for packing liquor cases.
Menotah | Ernest G. Henham
British Dictionary definitions for sacking
/ (ˈsækɪŋ) /
coarse cloth used for making sacks, woven from flax, hemp, jute, etc
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