forayed

past tense of foray

Examples Sentences

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Verb
  • All three were plundered by thieves in ancient and medieval times, so many of the items originally left are no longer there.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Along with thousands of others, these artifacts were plundered by French colonial troops in 1892.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Archaeologists found the wooden coffin and Ramses’ mummy in a hiding place at the Deir el-Bahari temple complex in 1881, but the alabaster and granite sarcophagi were missing, likely looted by ancient tomb robbers.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The theft was indicative of a disheartening trend unfolding across the United States; other Nativity scenes had been looted that year, including displays in Tennessee, West Virginia and Minnesota.
    John Otis, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Helene destroyed homes and roads, stranded residents without phone service and water, and claimed the lives of nearly 250 people throughout the Southeast.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Lauren Sommer was one of the first reporters in Lahaina after the extreme wildfire destroyed homes and took lives.
    NPR Staff, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Amy Rose flies in and saves him from being obliterated by the group.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Hughie Campbell is walking with his girlfriend down the street when suddenly she's obliterated by a speeding A-Train, who doesn't really seem that remorseful.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Only a few years had passed since the WHO declared in 1979 that smallpox was the first human disease to be eradicated worldwide.
    Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Individual errors cannot be eradicated entirely, but must be reduced.
    Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Forayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forayed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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