The coastal town struggled to recover from the repeated depredations of the pirate fleet.

Farmers organized night watches to protect their fields from depredation by wild boars.

The invasive beetle depredates the young saplings, leaving the forest thinner each year.

The invasive beetles were depredating the orchard's roots, causing the trees to wither by the end of the season.

The island's fragile ecosystem was depredated by invasive species over several decades.

Bandits threatened to depredate the coastal villages if their demands were not met.

The depredators raided the coastal villages under cover of night, leaving few survivors.

The depredator stalked the coastal settlements at dawn, seizing livestock and valuables before anyone could sound the alarm.

The coastal village was depredable, its merchants constantly fearing raids from passing pirates.