rob

Example Sentences

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“They enjoy the content. And I’m not going to rob baseball fans of great baseball entertainment just to solve a problem that only exists in the minds of x bots.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

It is time to update Willie Sutton’s famous dictum on bank robbery: People rob the government because that’s where the money is.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

And hey, did you know that the word “raptor”—which is often used to describe birds of prey—comes from the Latin verb rapio, which means to plunder, rob, ravish, or abduct?

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Police said the thieves had used the "quiet Christmas days" to rob the building on Nienhofstrasse in the Buer district.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

“Not as long as he’s trying to rob you and me of our right to live. What’s the matter with you ?” Dobbs was flabbergasted.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller