robbing

Example Sentences

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If that happened, you would be robbing yourself of future returns.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

"Tough measures must be taken to prevent smoking from robbing more families of their loved ones and harming vulnerable people," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Because while the Olympics may help the sport gather viewers, it has done little to reverse a steady decline in participation at the grassroots level, which is robbing the sport of its future athletes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

I have a plan and when I get out, I am going to make big money, and it is not going to be robbing banks.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025

In his history of Plymouth colony, Governor Bradford himself provides one answer: robbing Indian houses and graves.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann