pillage
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Definition of pillage
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Synonyms for pillage
Synonyms: Noun
booty, loot, plunder, spoil, swag
Synonyms: Verb
despoil, loot, maraud, plunder, ransack, sack
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Examples of pillage in a Sentence
Noun
the pirate ship was laden with the pillage of merchant ships from across the Spanish MainVerb
The enemy pillaged the town. The town was pillaged and burned. barbarians known for looting and pillaging
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Considering all the wars and all the rapes and pillages taken place and whatever happened to culture after society? — Luke Johnson, Fortune, "‘Rape and Incest’ Comments Highlight House Republicans’ Steve King Problem," 15 Aug. 2019 Considering all the wars and all the rape and pillage that has taken place? — Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, "Author Casey Gerald Ponders the Black Experience in an America Shaped by Hate: raceAhead," 15 Aug. 2019 Drifters from the conflict, skilled in pillage but unable to find gainful employment (of which there is little), have left a deep pool from which groups like CODECO can recruit. — The Economist, "Killings in Congo’s north-east spark fears of a return to war," 13 July 2019 The Metropolitan Museum has once again brought us back to the Middle East—to a cradle of civilization that, by a cruel turn of history, has become a scene of hatred, destruction, and cold-blooded pillage. — Peter Brown, The New York Review of Books, "Cities That Touched Heaven," 6 June 2019 Watch as Violette and Jenna pillage through each drawer, discovering some French skincare—and haircare!—secrets along the way. — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, "Go Inside Makeup Artist Violette's Beauty Stash," 18 July 2018 In Maeve's understanding, the Ghost Nation showed up in the name of violence, to attack, pillage and plunder. — refinery29.com, "Westworld Season 2, Episode 8: Forget What You Think You Know," 11 June 2018 When the action opens, Jacques Jaujard, deputy head of the Louvre, is packing up the contents of the museum in order to spare France’s art collection from Nazi pillage. — Nina Renata Aron, The New Republic, "The Spirit of the Left Bank," 21 Mar. 2018 Señorita Navarro opened the door and was greeted by language of the vilest sort from marauders whose sole intent seemed to be to loot and pillage. — Robert Kolarik, San Antonio Express-News, "Alamo falls at dawn," 5 Mar. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
But then the Vikings were always pillaging England. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "2019 Volvo XC40: Routine Ride, Premium Price," 8 June 2018 From ants that pillage your pantry to banana-loving fruit flies or fleas that piggyback on your pets, the battle against bugs is ongoing. — Natalie Schumann, Country Living, "How To Get Rid of Roaches Before They Become a Major Problem," 18 July 2019 Despite its status as a sacred site, Delphi was an attractive target for pillaging. — National Geographic, "Once sacred, the Oracle at Delphi was lost for a millennium. See how it was found.," 12 Mar. 2019 Police in Vacaville are looking for four people who were caught on video pillaging an outlet store for more than $8,000 worth of clothes last week, authorities announced Saturday. — Ashley Mcbride, SFChronicle.com, "Suspects sought in heist of $8,000 worth of clothes at Vacaville store," 16 June 2019 The Empress controls the universe, and pillages the past for technologies to keep the universe safe from an alien species known as The Bleed. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "11 new science fiction and fantasy books to check out in late June," 15 June 2019 And their ship does look suspiciously like the one Ariel pillaged — er, explored — in The Little Mermaid. — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, "20 Insane Disney Movie Fan Theories That Will Blow. Your. Mind.," 16 Apr. 2019 In a surprising ruling in June, appeals judges with the ICC overturned Bemba's convictions for murder, rape and pillaging committed by his Movement for the Liberation of Congo forces in neighboring Central African Republic in 2002 and 2003. — Saleh Mwanamilongo, Fox News, "Congo's Bemba returns to country to register as candidate," 1 Aug. 2018 Some sites and artifacts were destroyed by the Islamic State group, while others have been looted, pillaged or illegally trafficked. — Maggie Hyde, The Seattle Times, "Syria displays artifacts retrieved from rebel-held areas," 8 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pillage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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