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sacking

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verb (1)

present participle of sack

sacking

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verb (2)

present participle of sack
as in plundering
to search through with the intent of committing robbery thieves sacked the house in search of the diamond necklace

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sacking
Noun
Borussia Dortmund were the first to make a strong push, but the landscape then shifted with the sacking of Nuri Sahin. Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 Last month, Musk called for the sacking of Italian judges who had questioned the legality of government measures to prevent irregular immigration. Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
The Oregon commit was a two-year standout in sacking quarterbacks, finishing this season with 10 1/2 sacks. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024 The Oregon commit was a two-year standout in sacking quarterbacks, finishing this season with 10 1/2 sacks. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sacking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sacking
Noun
  • The defendants will answer Gastineau’s complaint and motion for its dismissal.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • However, judges in separate cases have ordered officials at the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board to be reinstated after similar dismissals, signaling continued legal battles over Trump’s authority to reshape independent agencies.
    Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Again, are the most recent firings in the W reflecting a larger cultural trend for women in coaching?
    Allison Smith, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Some economists dislike the report's methodology because actual layoffs and firings can be lower than announced totals as firms reduce their workforces through attrition or by closing open job postings.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Several of those killed and arrested had criminal records, according to authorities, with charges ranging from robbery to drug trafficking.
    Fox News, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The last inmate in the U.S. to be killed by firing squad was in 2010, when Utah executed Ronnie Lee Gardner for killing a man during a robbery.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • While in Africa, Suchet visits Kimberley, the site of diamond mines (and where Rhodes founded the De Beers diamond company), and the plunder and extraction are so clear.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The revisionists aim to create an environment primed for expansion and plunder.
    HAL BRANDS, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025

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“Sacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sacking. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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