rob

Example Sentences

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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

Raiding their retirement accounts would rob them of the single best thing they have going for them: time.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

Place this alongside Horace in one of his “Epistles”: “The advancing years rob us of every thing: they have taken away my mirth, my gallantry, my revelings, and play.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

With her eyes on Consuelo, Lupita asked, “Do you think our aunt’s family would rob us?”

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty