On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Ransacking. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as rummage or search and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Ransacking meaning
present participle and gerund of ransack
Using Ransacking
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of ransack
- Useful related words include: rummage, search, hunt, hunting.
- In the example corpus, ransacking often appears in combinations such as: ransacking of, the ransacking, ransacking the.
Context around Ransacking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 14 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ransacking
- In this selection, "ransacking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, video, preparing, burglars, businesses and incident stand out and add context to how "ransacking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after the ransacking had taken and agencies are ransacking the house. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ransacking" sits close to words such as abattoirs, abike and ablative, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ransacking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
She said central agencies are ransacking the house of their leaders. (11 words)
Left: Thomas Williams, 26, was jailed at Oxford Castle Prison for ransacking a shop. (14 words)
Insurgents and civilians celebrated his downfall by waltzing freely into his private residence and ransacking it. (16 words)
In a significant development, the Kalyan court in Thane district has convicted Ashish Damle, the president of the NCP's Badlapur city unit, for his involvement in the ransacking of an ashram and attacking its inmates in 2015. (38 words)
The UAE had cut the level of its diplomatic representation after neighbouring Saudi Arabia severed ties in 2016 following the ransacking of its diplomatic missions in Iran by protesters angered by its execution of a leading Shiite cleric. (38 words)
Many of the Confederate troops halted as the Union camp was overrun, eating the food the retreating troops had been preparing, ransacking their camp in search of valuables that the fleeing army had been left behind. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
A real-life Grinch was caught on video ransacking a family's Huntington Beach home and stealing gifts from under a Christmas tree.
In a significant development, the Kalyan court in Thane district has convicted Ashish Damle, the president of the NCP's Badlapur city unit, for his involvement in the ransacking of an ashram and attacking its inmates in 2015.
Many of the Confederate troops halted as the Union camp was overrun, eating the food the retreating troops had been preparing, ransacking their camp in search of valuables that the fleeing army had been left behind.
Police were told six unknown men, armed with tools and metal objects, forced entry into a home before ransacking the premises.
She catalogued some of the recent criminal activity, including the ransacking of an apartment of an elderly resident who had died days earlier.
She said central agencies are ransacking the house of their leaders.
The arrests come just days after the horror attack on 87-year-old Jerome Gerovich, who woke to burglars ransacking his Denham Street home between 2am and 3am on Saturday morning.
The Prime Minister said that May 9 was a black day in the country’s history due to incidents of terrorism, vandalism and ransacking of public properties and defense installations that changed everything.
The UAE had cut the level of its diplomatic representation after neighbouring Saudi Arabia severed ties in 2016 following the ransacking of its diplomatic missions in Iran by protesters angered by its execution of a leading Shiite cleric.
Within this looting was “the financial bleeding of Bengal”, filled not only with the ransacking of its treasuries and towns for money, but the exploitation of its workers and artisans for complex and raw materials alike.
However, his statements on Friday were in total contradiction to what he said after arriving at RG Kar on Wednesday night, almost an hour after the ransacking had taken place.
Insurgents and civilians celebrated his downfall by waltzing freely into his private residence and ransacking it.
Kolkata, Aug 16: The Calcutta High Court on Friday raised questions on the role of Kolkata Police in relation to the ransacking of the emergency department of state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital.
Several members, mostly men can be seen ransacking the store, climbing on counters, pushing shelves and throwing merchandise.
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx disputed any suggestion that her office had shied away from prosecuting people who were arrested for ransacking businesses weeks ago.
The involvement of school-going minors in the Market Building ransacking incident last month had shocked the Commissionerate Police.
The Philadelphia Police Department warned people to avoid the Port Richmond area where at least 1,000 looters were ransacking businesses that included a Burlington Coat Factory, Target and Dollar General.
As for those who considered it to be an act of violence, some balked at ransacking the crops while a few said they would do it anyhow.
Left: Thomas Williams, 26, was jailed at Oxford Castle Prison for ransacking a shop.
Hundreds of people, mostly dressed in black attires, and who appeared armed, were sighted ransacking and setting a village on fire.
Common combinations with ransacking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: