pilage in a sentence
n.
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Definition
Pillage: the act of violently robbing or looting, especially during a conflict or riot.
Sample Sentences
- The soldiers returned home after a long campaign, haunted by memories of the pillage they had witnessed.
- During the riot, the protesters engaged in a violent pillage of local businesses, leaving destruction in their wake.
- Historians often debate the extent of the pillage that occurred during the fall of ancient civilizations.
- The village was devastated by the pillage, its resources plundered and its spirit broken.
- Despite the law enforcement presence, some individuals still attempted to engage in pillage during the chaotic aftermath.