6 sentences with 'spoils'
Example sentences and phrases with the word spoils and other words derived from it.
• « Huge quantities of Greek statues and art were shipped to Rome as part of the spoils of war, having an immediate impact on Roman taste. »
• « After their success in taking Jerusalem, the knightly orders became very powerful and very rich. Not only did they seize the spoils, but they became caravan guards and ultimately moneylenders (the Templars became bankers after abandoning the Holy Land when Jerusalem was lost in 1187). »
• « Only nobles could serve as officers in the army, reaping the spoils of war and generous salaries in the process. »
• « Napoleon continued the existing total war approach that had begun with the massed levée, but expanded it further by paying for the wars (and new troops) with the spoils of his successful conquests. »
• « That is why we read, sometimes until dawn surprises us, even if it spoils our plans for the next day, just to find out what happens to people who, as we know all too well, are fictitious. »