robbing

Example Sentences

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“They don’t want us watching them because they’re robbing the avocado pickers,” Manzo said after being released.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 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

"Tough measures must be taken to prevent smoking from robbing more families of their loved ones and harming vulnerable people," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

But you’d be robbing Peter to pay Paul.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025

“Nay, the guard’s eyelids never close, and the storeroom seals are unbroken. It is someone in this shop who is robbing me.”

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw