highway robbery

Example Sentences

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“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

While we wait to learn whether his largess has unexpected consequences, let us savor Mike’s highway robbery.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2016

I really don’t want to go back to the diapers and midnight feedings, etc., not to mention highway robbery of daycare costs.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2015

Pro Football Weekly: The magazine picks Seattle third in its preseason power rankings behind the 49ers and Broncos, stating: “GM John Schneider’s incredible drafting in 2012 is followed by highway robbery in ’13 free agency.’’

From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2013

This was the most astonishing tale of highway robbery Carson had ever heard.

From Poppy The Story of a South African Girl by Stockley, Cynthia