robbing

Example Sentences

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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

If that happened, you would be robbing yourself of future returns.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 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

Because while the Olympics may help the sport gather viewers, it has done little to reverse a steady decline in participation at the grassroots level, which is robbing the sport of its future athletes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

The magic had been working on me all this time, wrapping me up in tight tangles, robbing me of my control.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff