robbed
Example Sentences
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All of this is familiar from before, but robbed of the expressive capacity of animation it ends up feeling considerably more wooden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Had the advent of intensive parenting robbed the holiday of its spark?
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
He said the squad had been "robbed" of preparation time and given "less than half" the training window it needed, while other teams had enjoyed normal conditions.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 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
Gionfriddo, charging from left field to the edge of the bullpen, reached behind the fence and robbed DiMaggio of his sure home run and a tied game.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
