Robin Hood

Example Sentences

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After a decade here in Vancouver, next year it moves stateside, to San Diego, where its Robin Hood ops will carry on.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

One sculpture transforms the European hero Robin Hood into an African bandit queen who raided slave traders and freed their captives.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Griffin himself has donated $650 million in charitable gifts to such organizations as the Robin Hood Foundation, Success Academy Charter Schools, several New York hospitals, and several of the city’s museums, the email stated.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

“It’s a bit like Robin Hood, using commercial projects to pay ourselves and reinvest in our films,” said De Givry.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Malachy and Michael look shocked over the way I got the bread and lemonade but then Malachy says it was only what Robin Hood would have done, rob the rich and give to the poor.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt