rob

Example Sentences

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That said, it’s unlikely that many students today spend as much time as Felix did dodging crossbow-wielding monks in an effort to rob freshly dug graves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

Police said the thieves had used the "quiet Christmas days" to rob the building on Nienhofstrasse in the Buer district.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

‘And at the least you shall not rob your son of his choice while his death is still in doubt.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien