Words similar to confiscate

Example sentences for: confiscate

How can you use “confiscate” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The reason politicians won't be honest about their marijuana use is simple: If they admitted they had enjoyed pot and suffered no adverse effects, this would raise uncomfortable questions about why they don't come out against laws that put people in jail and confiscate their property for doing the same thing.
If some moral principle allows the tax collector to confiscate 40 percent of Gates' income, that same moral principle should allow the unemployed lumberjacks of Oregon to confiscate your rich grandchildren's view of the giant redwoods.
While sending out armies to destroy the Buddhist monasteries and confiscate their lands, he simultaneously fostered Christianity to win adepts away from the Buddhist faith.
The screening was in place to identify and confiscate weapons and other items prohibited from being carried onto a commercial flight.
Until we open your locker with a bolt-cutter and confiscate your stuff."