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
The Maori and Moriori skeletal remains, including skulls without mandibles, craniums, loose mandibles and maxilla fragments, were largely collected by Austrian taxidermist and grave robber Andreas Reischek from 1877 to 1889.
From Reuters • Oct. 2, 2022
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
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
"Blaze away," says she, "though I leave it to the crowd if you don't look and act like a liar and a grave robber."
From Pardners by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
