plural sackings
: an act of dismissal from employment or an office
Days before the sacking, the trio drew up a list of candidate-heirs.—
Andrew Meier
Andrew MeierIs it any wonder that so many nanny jobs end in blowups and abrupt sackings?—Caitlin Flanagan
Caitlin Flanagan
plural sackings
: an act or action of plundering or vanquishing
the sacking of Rome
One society leader compared the sight to the sacking of Versailles.—Louisa Thomas
Louisa ThomasExamples of sacking in a Sentence
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Out of every competition and fighting for fourth along with Lazio and Fiorentina, the pressure is mounting on Motta, who was hailed as the next big thing after the sacking of Max Allegri last summer.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The bronzes—intricate castings and sculptures looted by British soldiers during their 1897 sacking of the Kingdom of Benin—are still scattered across European institutions.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Erie Meyer, the CFPB's former chief technologist who resigned on Feb. 7 before the sackings, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation that her team worked on the expansion of chat bots and consumer finance, among other things.
—Adam Smith, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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Noun
There were talks with Pochettino in May 2021, following the sacking of Jose Mourinho, about a return just 18 months after his dismissal.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Out of every competition and fighting for fourth along with Lazio and Fiorentina, the pressure is mounting on Motta, who was hailed as the next big thing after the sacking of Max Allegri last summer.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
The bronzes—intricate castings and sculptures looted by British soldiers during their 1897 sacking of the Kingdom of Benin—are still scattered across European institutions.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Erie Meyer, the CFPB's former chief technologist who resigned on Feb. 7 before the sackings, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation that her team worked on the expansion of chat bots and consumer finance, among other things.
—Adam Smith, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Sacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sacking. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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sacking
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sack·ing
ˈsak-iŋ 
: strong rough cloth from which sacks are made
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