Robin Hood
Example Sentences
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Turning Robin Hood into a conflicted antihero suggests society has been infiltrated by cynicism about anyone being able to save us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Sarnoski’s attachment to the myth of Robin Hood — a dashing man of the people who robbed from the rich to give to the poor — has deep roots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Legend has it that the outlaw Robin Hood used the Major Oak's hollow trunk - which in fact was caused by fungi - as his hideout.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Mangione has been hailed by some on social media as a modern Robin Hood, fighting against a rigged system on behalf of working people.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Robin Hood barks at us, concerned that roughhousing is about to happen.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
