grave robber
Example Sentences
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In it, a grave robber finds himself vying for ill-gotten goods with unusually aggressive rats in a series of tunnels under a graveyard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
The Maori and Moriori ancestral remains were largely collected by Austrian taxidermist and grave robber Andreas Reischek from 1877 to 1889.
From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2022
In addition, grave robber Jean Baptiste was exiled to the island by Brigham Young in 1862 and his ultimate fate remains unknown.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2020
Necrolestes patagonensis, whose name translates in part to "grave robber," was among the mammals that lived through the dinosaur mass extinction.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 20, 2012
The grave robber is no modern application of endeavour; he was probably known in the Queen's own dynasty.
From The Jewel of Seven Stars by Stoker, Bram
