marauds

"The plunder of valuable textbooks from the classroom was a serious problem. "

"The yellow cornfields stretched out for miles on either side of the highway. "

"I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch."

"Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings."

"The dry-stone wall used a large, flat through to support the top stones. "

"The security guard's quick looking around the store helped him spot the shoplifter. "

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

"Hooligans destroy unprovoked."

"a marauding band"

"The latest fashion in school uniforms is bright, neon colors, even though many parents think they are impractical. "

"The student aggressively pursued the scholarship, attending every preparation session and studying late into the night. "

"The shark's predatory instincts kicked in when it sensed the injured fish. "