robbed

Example Sentences

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Robbed of their first taste of democratic freedom, they took to the streets and joined in acts of civil disobedience.

From BBC • May 23, 2024

Robbed of their ancestral lands, tribes now sometimes fight when one tries to claim new territory, often as a base for a lucrative modern endeavor: gambling.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Robbed twice in the first period, Eller got the puck all alone in front after a nice feed from Sonny Milano and scored after some nifty stickhandling.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2022

Fernando García Salmones, a spokesperson for the Robbed Childhood Association, called it a “maneuver to deter attention” because the Church would dictate its terms to the law firm.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2022

Robbed of her medical degree in Russia because of the war, she was now determined to acquire a nursing diploma.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady