- present participle of rob.
robbing
Example Sentences
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Data-center titans buy huge amounts of memory at higher prices, robbing Apple of its leverage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
All that fouling is hindering Brink’s development because it’s robbing her of important in-game reps — which she needs, foremost, to figure out how to stop fouling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Now Spirit is gone, robbing us all of the airline likeliest to pester United, Delta, and American into lowering their prices more quickly once fuel prices go down.
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
Data from Vanda Research and others have shown that retail buying has been subdued lately, robbing the market of what had become a critical source of demand for stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 11, 2026
“Yes. When Caesar stopped the thieves from robbing me. I knew at once he was a friend. But for the men, an enemy. He was both. All at once.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
