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UK
/ɹˈɒb/
]
[ US /ˈɹɑb/ ]
[ US /ˈɹɑb/ ]
VERB
-
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
The burglars robbed him of all his money - rip off; ask an unreasonable price
How To Use rob In A Sentence
- He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.
- The extended period of damage was probably brought on by the cool/wet growing conditions.
- The battery-operated doll comes complete with walkie-talkie and a wardrobe choice of military fatigues or bolero jacket and gold trousers.
- Unless the radar signal is normal to some surface (extremely low probability) the radar receives no return.
- I badly wanted the job, but knew that my age would probably tell against me.
- He asked me bluntly, ‘Why would you want to leave private life and take on such a difficult, dangerous and probably thankless job?’
- On the other hand, a blazer and slacks would probably be acceptable. Times, Sunday Times
- As a book about a nonoperational aircraft, Valkyrie will probably attract only a limited audience within the Air Force community.
- Kids at one Connecticut school don't like a new rule, but you probably won't hear them expressing themselves by using profanity: the rule to keep kids from cussing.
- Then there are the PIP implant problems that thousands of women have had to contend with. The Sun