- 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
All that fouling is hindering Brink’s development because it’s robbing her of important in-game reps — which she needs, foremost, to figure out how to stop fouling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 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
He was robbing these folks blind, charging them a hundred percent markup on his cheap goods, and he was worried about them stealing from him!
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
