robber

Example Sentences

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She also analyzed just how rich the robber barons of "The Gilded Age" are.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"It needs to be nipped in the bud because today's petty thief is tomorrow's bank robber," he says.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The robber clique turns out to have its own bosses, too, as well as the most visible fractures in their unit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

This was the age of robber barons like John D. Rockefeller, whose Standard Oil was a business “trust” comprising dozens of companies in numerous vertically linked industries.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

“Yes, and a robber to boot. Fancy stealing Martin’s tapestry from the mice! What harm have they ever done to him?”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques