robber

Example Sentences

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"It needs to be nipped in the bud because today's petty thief is tomorrow's bank robber," he says.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

It’s a faithful facsimile—with a singular ingredient absent: the soulful performance of Al Pacino in the central role of the hapless bank robber Sonny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Ours is a history in which New York robber barons used the promise of belonging to splinter the poor into factions and manipulate them into fighting among themselves during the Gilded Age.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026

This was the age of robber barons like John D. Rockefeller, whose Standard Oil was a business “trust” comprising dozens of companies in numerous vertically linked industries.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Hazel was confident she could produce enough gems and gold to impress even the greediest robber.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan