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Plunder is an English word with synonyms like loot or pillage. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Plunder meaning

  1. To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
  2. To take (goods) by pillage.
  3. To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.

Synonyms of Plunder

loot pillage take despoil rifle strip reave sack steal stolen property dirty money swag prize booty ransack

Using Plunder

  • The main meaning on this page is: To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack. | To take (goods) by pillage. | To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.
  • Useful related words include: loot, pillage, take, despoil.
  • In the example corpus, plunder often appears in combinations such as: to plunder, the plunder, plunder of.

Context around Plunder

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Plunder

  • In this selection, "plunder" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mode, record, want, mineral, complaint and show stand out and add context to how "plunder" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include able to plunder show aggression and amount of plunder during the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "plunder" sits close to words such as acadia, ae and aes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with plunder

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

If you’re gonna book a street fight then I want plunder from the word go. (16 words)

Out under the ring for plunder, Kofi grabs a table and leans it against the barricade! (16 words)

One read: "Which country won’t be able to plunder & show aggression if Muslim countries are united? (17 words)

Gigi Reyes, the former chief of staff of Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, has been released from detention despite facing a non-bailable offense of plunder after the Supreme Court granted her habeas corpus petition. (36 words)

Both dismal characters knows the UK must raise many billions just to stop the decline after +40 years of Thatcherite pawn, sale and plunder policies, topped with +14 years of needless Tory austerity and corruption. (35 words)

The barbarians plunder our riches, and get a grip on how President Ali and Vice President Jagdeo assist them with their sophisticated schemes that lead to the impoverishment of the spirit of Guyanese. (33 words)

One read: "Which country won’t be able to plunder & show aggression if Muslim countries are united? (17 words)

Out under the ring for plunder, Kofi grabs a table and leans it against the barricade! (16 words)

Example sentences (20)

As a mounted soldier, de Soto received a share of the plunder that made him very wealthy; it represented riches from Atahualpa's camp, his ransom, and the plunder from Cuzco.

And according to Raven Software, Resurgence is just the start of new and returning modes heading to over the next few months, with one of those being the fan-favorite mode Plunder.

Dave’s an overweight diver who likes to plunder the ocean floor by day, and serve his hard-earned gains to the customers of a sushi restaurant by night.

Gigi Reyes, the former chief of staff of Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile, has been released from detention despite facing a non-bailable offense of plunder after the Supreme Court granted her habeas corpus petition.

He left behind record inflation, record devaluation, record unemployment, record fall in GDP, record figures of poverty and record plunder of state resources.

If you’re gonna book a street fight then I want plunder from the word go.

In one scene in the film, captured mercenaries working on French instructions are brought before the United Nations after attacking a Wakandan outpost in Mali seeking to plunder mineral resources.

Matugas responded to the plunder complaint filed by Oscar Pospia Jr. over the alleged misuse of the province’s disaster funds worth at least ₱50 million.

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One read: "Which country won’t be able to plunder & show aggression if Muslim countries are united?

Out under the ring for plunder, Kofi grabs a table and leans it against the barricade!

She said that Imran did not consider the plunder of Toshakhana gifts and misappropriation of £ 190 million any issue.

The barbarians plunder our riches, and get a grip on how President Ali and Vice President Jagdeo assist them with their sophisticated schemes that lead to the impoverishment of the spirit of Guyanese.

Their master, Abdul, had been killed in fighting the day before, and the Berbers — freed of his whip and having tasted Frankish mettle — apparently preferred life and some plunder over martyrdom.

Whistler's Whim was the talk of the community at the beginning of Season of the Plunder.

And as a result, a weakened, even balkanized Congo suits certain European governments," Botenga stated, adding that Rwanda was facilitating this plunder, particularly in the eastern provinces.

Both dismal characters knows the UK must raise many billions just to stop the decline after +40 years of Thatcherite pawn, sale and plunder policies, topped with +14 years of needless Tory austerity and corruption.

His first plunder case against Duterte in May 2016 was rejected by the Office of the Ombudsman.

It does prove, however, that the woodchuck must have laid in an enormous amount of plunder during the summer campaign.

Mizuhara “used and abused” his unique position of trust “to plunder Mr. Ohtani’s bank account,” Estrada told reporters.

One of these is reserving his finest coastal plunder for Catch, a relatively new arrival, occupying the splendid Victorian bones of the old fish market.

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Common combinations with plunder

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "plunder" in a sentence?
An example: "As a mounted soldier, de Soto received a share of the plunder that made him very wealthy; it represented riches from Atahualpa's camp, his ransom, and the plunder from Cuzco." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "plunder" from authentic English texts.
What does "plunder" mean?
Plunder means: To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
What are synonyms of "plunder"?
Common synonyms of "plunder" include: loot, pillage, take, despoil, rifle, strip, reave, sack. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "plunder" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "plunder", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.