robbed
Example Sentences
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They agreed that being exactly right all of the time wasn’t worth the misery of waiting so long to witness a goal—and then being robbed of that moment of ecstasy when it gets overturned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Had the advent of intensive parenting robbed the holiday of its spark?
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
The Knicks winning the finals as fast as they did actually robbed the arena itself of a major spending event, a possibility that my colleagues Nate Wolf and Janet H. Cho pointed out last week.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
But in his sentencing remarks, he explained: "it would not be unreasonable to conclude that Henry would have wanted his phone back, believing it had been stolen from him or that he had been robbed."
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
It is far better for the profits of our purse to be taken from us than to be robbed of the riches of our minds and souls.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
