robber
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
The robber turned out to be an Italian glazier who helped frame the museum's paintings.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The robber was on surveillance tape using a cellphone, so police sent Google a warrant for anonymous data on any devices within 150 meters of the crime, 30 minutes before and after.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
The robber clique turns out to have its own bosses, too, as well as the most visible fractures in their unit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
"Ludicrously, one of their concerns was that the robber was a 'customer'."
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Bank robber Willie Sutton wrote that in 1926, it “had uneven jagged stone walls that sweated moisture all day and all night.”
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Prosecutor Arizuna Asante said Botezatu was smoking with a friend near to his car when the robbers approached.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Yestin Duran, a 31-year-old beverage vendor, said she feared that "gangsters and robbers can cross over" more easily from Brazil.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
But this isn’t a case about cops and robbers.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Until then, we’ll have to endure him playing a few more rounds of cops and robbers.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
For a fleeting second he thought it might be a thief, but then he discounted that, because robbers in a place like this were as unlikely as wild animals.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Vocabulary lists containing robber
