It was largely stripped of its furniture, tapestries, chimneypieces, ornaments, statues, woodwork and even of certain trees from its parks, which were sold through auctions.

The interior has been largely stripped and graffitied.

Monarchs have relinquished their rights to interfere; the House of Lords has been largely stripped of its rights by successive parliamentary Acts since 1911.

Redistricting is the purest of political blood sports, largely stripped of lofty pretensions about good government and public policy.

Largely stripped of their overt Classical and religious imagery, Mr. Garouste's latest works are less pretentious than his past efforts, and also more simply decorative.

Mandatory sentencing guidelines and laws have largely stripped us of any discretion to individualize punishment both to the transgression and the transgressor.

The mill was then largely stripped of machinery and used as a summer house.

At Saqqara he finds the site largely stripped by dealers but in a forgotten tomb he discovers ancient hieroglyphs he translates to prove his theories.

A car's hood came to rest in its limbs, which were largely stripped by the blast, but a year later leaves reappeared.

By contrast, today's conventions, pre-empted by the primary system, have become coronation-like, lavish productions largely stripped of spontaneity.