rob
Example Sentences
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Joseph replied that it robbed them of strategic variability, later in the race.
From BBC
McLaren explained the decision to their drivers by saying that to do so would rob them of strategic options later in the race.
From BBC
After spending so much of the film conveying what a refined, multifaceted person Agnes is, Buckley is robbed of her character’s nuance in two seconds flat.
From Salon
L'Escargot Des Grands Crus in Bouzy, near Reims, said it had been robbed of its entire stock of fresh and frozen snails - a "real blow" ahead of the holiday season.
From BBC
In “Blue Collar,” three Detroit auto workers who are fed up with their union and barely making ends meet, rob the union’s safe only to find there’s little money in it.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
