“By this time the Rebels had collected a very considerable force and every night committed some outrage and depredation.”

“Young keeps a level tone throughout, tempering the tale of depredation with a dry wit.”

“That, we respectfully submit, relates directly to a depredation upon the exchequer of the Commonwealth.”

“Also, they have quite a reputation as a depredator of quail, chicken, and turkey eggs.”

“Seeing the boy scudding away at such a rapid pace, he very naturally concluded him to be the depredator.”

“The stone passage was built on a fairly level bit of ground, close to some great loose rocks under which the feline depredator was probably hiding at the time.”

“Quite simply, the depredations of the Danes aided Wessex by extinguishing all other royal lineages.”

“For years, the gardens have been suffering from the depredations of the little pests.”

“The high casualty rate among smaller birds can be partly attributed to the depredations of their natural predators, the sparrow hawk and kestrel.”

“The depredators were, however, stunned with the courageous defiance by the Queen's soldiers.”

“The depredators in the meantime had adopted the Horatian style of battle.”