highway robbery

Example Sentences

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Larsson pulled off the equivalent of highway robbery when he stood in the crease after a Driedger kick save and used his stick to stop a rebound shot headed into a vacated net.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

“This is highway robbery without a gun. It’s not just us that they’re taking from. It’s our families who struggle to make ends meet and send us money, they are the real victims.”

From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2018

What they will receive—or at least, what he wants to offer—is highway robbery.

From Slate • May 23, 2017

These kinds of plans are highway robbery and the reason some people are opposed to them.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2016

Bonnets, bought by stage-drivers, 328; highway robbery of, 408.

From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Earle, Alice Morse