robbed

Example Sentences

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Had the advent of intensive parenting robbed the holiday of its spark?

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

“Once you are robbed of that, it’s almost impossible to try to restore that in your home.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

When a hot-dog concession stand was robbed in 1993, a pregnant Ms. Fash chased the thief down the beach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

While he had no recollections of her, and said his adopted parents had been "brilliant", Barker felt robbed of memories of his biological mother.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

I was helpless to stop any of it; I’d been robbed of hope as surely as Nana was being robbed of her memories.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson