- present participle of rob.
robbing
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.
Data-center titans buy huge amounts of memory at higher prices, robbing Apple of its leverage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
“They don’t want us watching them because they’re robbing the avocado pickers,” Manzo said after being released.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 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
If that happened, you would be robbing yourself of future returns.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
They also helped establish a truce with the Nauset of Cape Cod after Bradford promised to pay back the losses caused by their earlier grave robbing.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
