robbed
Example Sentences
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The two teams met in the quarter-finals in a match Argentina, to this day, insist they were robbed in, claiming Geoff Hurst's winning goal was offside.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Had the advent of intensive parenting robbed the holiday of its spark?
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
When a hot-dog concession stand was robbed in 1993, a pregnant Ms. Fash chased the thief down the beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The Knicks winning the finals as fast as they did actually robbed the arena itself of a major spending event, a possibility that my colleagues Nate Wolf and Janet H. Cho pointed out last week.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
They looked dazed, as if some happy accident had robbed them of their wits; they moved slowly; their eyes were not focused on what they looked at.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
