robber
Example Sentences
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She also analyzed just how rich the robber barons of "The Gilded Age" are.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
"It needs to be nipped in the bud because today's petty thief is tomorrow's bank robber," he says.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Arguing over the name of a great train robber, in the midst of more serious business, Debbie and William slide into what amounts to an Abbott and Costello routine.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
This was the age of robber barons like John D. Rockefeller, whose Standard Oil was a business “trust” comprising dozens of companies in numerous vertically linked industries.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
Tree-ear’s hands were toughened by calluses from ax and spade, his arms strengthened by endless work; he gave not a single step of ground to the robber.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
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