Wondering how to use Despoiled in a sentence? Below are 4 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as pillaged or raped.
Despoiled meaning
simple past and past participle of despoil
Using Despoiled
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of despoil
- Useful related words include: pillaged, raped, ravaged, sacked.
Context around Despoiled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Despoiled
- In this selection, "despoiled" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 32.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, illegally stand out and add context to how "despoiled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include been illegally despoiled of the and direction was despoiled by the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "despoiled" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with despoiled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Shockingly low maintenance spending has resulted in bridge collapses and disintegrating roads, while natural resources have been despoiled and depleted. (20 words)
The long siege of Deir al Qamar found a Maronite garrison holding out against Druze forces backed by Ottoman soldiers; the area in every direction was despoiled by the besiegers. (30 words)
Most synagogues of Kraków were ruined during World War II by the Nazis who despoiled them of all ceremonial objects, and used them as storehouses for ammunition, firefighting equipment, as general storage facilities and stables. (35 words)
The funeral, attended by the bishops and abbots of Normandy as well as his son Henry, was disturbed by the assertion of a citizen of Caen who alleged that his family had been illegally despoiled of the land on which the church was built. (44 words)
Most synagogues of Kraków were ruined during World War II by the Nazis who despoiled them of all ceremonial objects, and used them as storehouses for ammunition, firefighting equipment, as general storage facilities and stables. (35 words)
The long siege of Deir al Qamar found a Maronite garrison holding out against Druze forces backed by Ottoman soldiers; the area in every direction was despoiled by the besiegers. (30 words)
Example sentences (4)
Shockingly low maintenance spending has resulted in bridge collapses and disintegrating roads, while natural resources have been despoiled and depleted.
Most synagogues of Kraków were ruined during World War II by the Nazis who despoiled them of all ceremonial objects, and used them as storehouses for ammunition, firefighting equipment, as general storage facilities and stables.
The funeral, attended by the bishops and abbots of Normandy as well as his son Henry, was disturbed by the assertion of a citizen of Caen who alleged that his family had been illegally despoiled of the land on which the church was built.
The long siege of Deir al Qamar found a Maronite garrison holding out against Druze forces backed by Ottoman soldiers; the area in every direction was despoiled by the besiegers.