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plunder

NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. pillage
2. plunder

This means to seize or plunder someone's belongings by force, often used in historical or wartime contexts. It carries a strong negative connotation and describes violent or aggressive theft on a large scale.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

If security is thin, stores are pretty easy targets for looting, right?

Sentence 2

"Please, make them stop looting!" she screamed desperately.

Sentence 3

We'll include looting risk during civil unrest in the business continuity plan.

Sentence 4

Apparently the shopping street got looted during the blackout last evening.

Sentence 5

Someone was standing in front of the police box yelling, "Stop the looting!"