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How do you use Despoliation in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like spoil or spoliation, plus the exact meaning.

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Despoliation in a sentence

Despoliation meaning

A stripping or plundering; spoliation.

Synonyms of Despoliation

spoil spoliation spoilation despoilation despoilment plundering pillage pillaging

Related words

Other words often associated with Despoliation or its synonyms:

hostility aggression swag rifle destruction plunder despoil botch spoiling prize strip bumble

Using Despoliation

  • The main meaning on this page is: A stripping or plundering; spoliation.
  • Useful related words include: spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation.
  • In the example corpus, despoliation often appears in combinations such as: the despoliation, despoliation of.

Context around Despoliation

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Despoliation

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

open to despoliation and seizure 1× to the despoliation of agricultural 1× watched the despoliation of nigeria 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

these groups have 1× this robbery system 1×

Common sentence endings:

despoliation and seizure 1× of agricultural lands 1× without a fight 1×

Words around Despoliation

Just before it in the word index:

despoja 5 despoine 2 despoina 3 despoiling 6 despoiler 3 despoiled 4

Just after it in the word index:

despond 2 despondence 8 despondencies 2 despondency 30 despondent 61 despont 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Despoliation

  • In this selection, "despoliation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include open to despoliation and seizure and to the despoliation of agricultural. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "despoliation" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with despoliation

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This robbery system led to the despoliation of agricultural lands. (10 words)

These groups have superintended or at least watched the despoliation of Nigeria, its health and education facilities without a fight. (20 words)

This not only angered the lords of the south but also the French King, who was at least nominally the suzerain of the lords whose lands were now open to despoliation and seizure. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

This not only angered the lords of the south but also the French King, who was at least nominally the suzerain of the lords whose lands were now open to despoliation and seizure. (33 words)

These groups have superintended or at least watched the despoliation of Nigeria, its health and education facilities without a fight. (20 words)

This robbery system led to the despoliation of agricultural lands. (10 words)

Example sentences (3)

These groups have superintended or at least watched the despoliation of Nigeria, its health and education facilities without a fight.

This robbery system led to the despoliation of agricultural lands.

This not only angered the lords of the south but also the French King, who was at least nominally the suzerain of the lords whose lands were now open to despoliation and seizure.

Common combinations with despoliation

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "despoliation" in a sentence?
An example: "These groups have superintended or at least watched the despoliation of Nigeria, its health and education facilities without a fight." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "despoliation" from authentic English texts.
What does "despoliation" mean?
Despoliation means: A stripping or plundering; spoliation.
What are synonyms of "despoliation"?
Common synonyms of "despoliation" include: spoil, spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, plundering, pillage, pillaging.
How many example sentences with "despoliation" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "despoliation", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.