- present participle of rob.
robbing
Example Sentences
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“Without Congress, failed professionals will continue to use college sports as a fallback option — robbing the next class of young athletes of college scholarships,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Data-center titans buy huge amounts of memory at higher prices, robbing Apple of its leverage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Now Spirit is gone, robbing us all of the airline likeliest to pester United, Delta, and American into lowering their prices more quickly once fuel prices go down.
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
The first was in 2020 when she arrested him on suspicion of robbing an ice cream vendor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
In his history of Plymouth colony, Governor Bradford himself provides one answer: robbing Indian houses and graves.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
