grave robber
Example Sentences
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In it, a grave robber finds himself vying for ill-gotten goods with unusually aggressive rats in a series of tunnels under a graveyard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
In addition, grave robber Jean Baptiste was exiled to the island by Brigham Young in 1862 and his ultimate fate remains unknown.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2020
Investigators set up a telephone hotline and initially figured a grave robber might be to blame.
From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2017
Necrolestes patagonensis, whose name translates in part to "grave robber," was among the mammals that lived through the dinosaur mass extinction.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 20, 2012
Come to think of it, I remember oncet a Smithsonian grave robber comes to inspect South Cave.
From A Man in the Open by Roger Pocock
