robber

Example Sentences

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That year, his sister was nominated for best featured actress in a musical, for “The Robber Bridegroom.”

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2022

Drexel, a phenomenally wealthy and influential financier, wasn’t the most infamous of the Robber Barons by any means, and he is hardly a household name.

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2022

"Dress Me Up As a Robber" boasts an easygoing disco-sizzle vibe and flamenco guitar and pleasing falsetto vocals, while "What's That You're Doing?" is pure robo-funk thanks to guest Stevie Wonder.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2022

Over the course of four decades, Schramm appeared in multiple Broadway productions, including The Acting Company’s 1975 repertory productions of “The Three Sisters,” “The Time of Your Life,” “Edward II” and “The Robber Bridegroom.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2020

Also a Fellow in the Dress of an Italian Robber they call a Brigand ride on three Horses at once, and please me I think as much as anything I ever saw in my Life.

From Manners & Cvftoms of ye Englyfhe Drawn from ye Qvick by Doyle, Richard