robbed
Example Sentences
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They agreed that being exactly right all of the time wasn’t worth the misery of waiting so long to witness a goal—and then being robbed of that moment of ecstasy when it gets overturned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Had the advent of intensive parenting robbed the holiday of its spark?
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said generations had been "robbed of opportunity".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Sarnoski’s attachment to the myth of Robin Hood — a dashing man of the people who robbed from the rich to give to the poor — has deep roots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
All my imaginings ’bout settling Pap’s debt and rustling up this gang that robbed the Tanners started gnawing at me and I was getting more and more excited and worked up.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
