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Recent Examples of marauderThe marauders who perpetrated the post-2003 sectarian violence weren’t.—Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025 These tiny marauders seem determined to destroy every porch, deck, and flower bed within reach.—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2025 Things take a sad turn, though, when a band of marauders wearing masks and animal pelts charge towards the boat and open fire, hitting Cooper in the chest with an arrow.—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 28 Sep. 2025 Later, since the apartment remained unlocked, probably some marauders apparently stole all their kitchen appliances, electronics and other valuable family belongings.—ABC News, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for marauder
Out of all 32 teams in the League, the Las Vegas raiders get the first pick of the draft, with the New York Jets to follow.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
23 Apr. 2026
The cornerstone of his style as a corporate raider is to take a small stake in an undervalued business and then grind his way to having more and more control.
As this list reveals, English has been a welcoming recipient—though at times also a looter—of many words, commodities, and ideas from India that have transformed daily lives and speech in the Anglophone world.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
In some cases, the linear sections are convincing enough, but for the most part, Black Ops 7 feels like a mediocre looter shooter in structure and moment-to-moment gameplay.
States that refused to negotiate or did not meet the obligations of the agreements are often branded as pirates and accused of supporting counterfeiting and theft.
The Straw Hats aren’t alone in their search, with appearances by Buggy and another potential surprise as audiences watch their favorite band of pirates fight off threats on their latest adventure.
In 1688 the English buccaneer William Dampier explored New Holland’s northwestern coast.
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Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
French buccaneers spent much of the seventeenth century hiding and plundering along the northwest coast of Hispaniola, eventually realizing more money could be made farming tobacco and sugar.