rob

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

It is time to update Willie Sutton’s famous dictum on bank robbery: People rob the government because that’s where the money is.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 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

Such a delay could rob people of years of contributions, employer matches and compound interest.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026

“But surely,” said she, “I may enter his county with impunity, and rob it of a few petrified spars without his perceiving me.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen