as in dismissed
to let go from office, service, or employment
he was sacked for showing up late once too often
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to search through with the intent of committing robbery
thieves sacked the house in search of the diamond necklace
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Recent Examples of sacked
Colin Millar, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Hortiz praised the Chargers’ offensive line for their play in the wake of season-ending injuries to tackles Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater, but the fact was that Herbert was sacked 54 times during the regular season, the most in his six-year career, plus six more times Sunday by the Patriots.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
Carter Smith, offensive tackle The top player keeping Mendoza from getting sacked is Smith, the Indiana left tackle.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
Against New England, Herbert struggled to find open receivers and was sacked six times while the Chargers failed to implement a run game, leading to questions about offensive coordinator Greg Roman’s future with the team.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
The Texans’ defense sacked Rodgers four times.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The Patriots drove into the red zone on their first possession of the third quarter, but the drive ended when Maye was strip-sacked by Odafe Oweh and De’Shawn Hand recovered for the Chargers.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Heitinga was sacked at Ajax on November 6 with interim coach Fred Grim overseeing six victories and four defeats across 11 matches since, including the side’s 6-0 Dutch Cup loss at AZ on Wednesday, in which former Spurs striker Troy Parrott scored a hat-trick.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Hortiz praised the Chargers’ offensive line for their play in the wake of season-ending injuries to tackles Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater, but the fact was that Herbert was sacked 54 times during the regular season, the most in his six-year career, plus six more times Sunday by the Patriots.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
Carter Smith, offensive tackle The top player keeping Mendoza from getting sacked is Smith, the Indiana left tackle.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
Against New England, Herbert struggled to find open receivers and was sacked six times while the Chargers failed to implement a run game, leading to questions about offensive coordinator Greg Roman’s future with the team.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
The Texans’ defense sacked Rodgers four times.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
The Patriots drove into the red zone on their first possession of the third quarter, but the drive ended when Maye was strip-sacked by Odafe Oweh and De’Shawn Hand recovered for the Chargers.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Sacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacked. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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