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UK
/lˈuːtɪd/
]
[ US /ˈɫutəd, ˈɫutɪd/ ]
[ US /ˈɫutəd, ˈɫutɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
the robbers left the looted train
people returned to the plundered village
How To Use looted In A Sentence
- He said last night the move would prevent the waters from being looted and pillaged by other EU members, and introduce effective conservation of fish stocks.
- In general it has to be dumped in derelict and unguarded houses, where such of it as is not looted is ruined by damp. As I Please
- According to the pirate legend, after months at sea, pillaging and singing sea chanties, the marauders had to stop in at a pirate-friendly settlement to unload their looted cargo, load up on supplies, and visit the local taverns and brothels. Loaded Guns, Barrels of Rum, and a Silk Ribbon
- Has the country not been looted for the last 70 years? Times, Sunday Times
- US troops took Baghdad, then stood by as marauding gangs looted the city. Times, Sunday Times
- China is to send a team of artefact hunters to nearly 50 countries to track down thousands of treasures looted by foreign armies 150 years ago. Times, Sunday Times
- The sweeping staircase has been refurbished and the house has a new roof, conservatory and flooring, as well as new fireplaces to replace the looted originals. Times, Sunday Times
- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has deaccessioned this Portrait of a Courtier by Jan Mostaert after concluding that it was looted by the Nazis.
- They looted anything of value, and I use that term advisedly.
- According to officials who visited the settlements - everything has been destroyed, uprooted, ripped out, or looted.