robbed
Example Sentences
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First, the retirement of Ben Stokes has robbed them not only of inspiration, but of balance.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
But now, authorities have officially exonerated him — acknowledging his innocence in the 1998 Fullerton heist that robbed him of nearly two decades of his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
The pervasive threat is a constant topic of conversation in a way that crime was when I was growing up: who had been mugged, whose apartment had been robbed, whose car had been stolen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
His death robbed the Womack Sisters of a grandfather, but his musical legacy continues to influence them today.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
We were lucky not to have been robbed.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
