robbery

Example Sentences

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The police are still investigating but the senator said this was not a robbery.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

The Supreme Court will weigh a Virginia robbery case to decide if geofence warrants are an unconstitutional invasion of privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a robbery call in the 8500 block of Lookout Mountain Avenue around 8 p.m.,

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

But the ONS notes that the Home Office recently clarified to police forces that they should record shoplifting where violence or threats of violence are used as robbery of business property.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Entire plots were hatched around swiping food, complete with double-crossing, backstabbing, intrigue, outright robbery, and gobbled evidence.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride