rob

Example Sentences

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“My deeper entry into the Getty world would rob me of my own hard-earned story,” the governor wrote in his recent memoir.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Even the prosecutor touring a buried villa that’s become a crime scene, illegally stripped of its frescoes, bemoans what’s been lost when thieves rob a people of their ancestors’ memories.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

And hey, did you know that the word “raptor”—which is often used to describe birds of prey—comes from the Latin verb rapio, which means to plunder, rob, ravish, or abduct?

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Such a delay could rob people of years of contributions, employer matches and compound interest.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026

“Why, we paid them two cents a pound over the market. We didn’t rob them.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck