armed robbery

noun

: robbery while carrying a gun or other weapon

Examples of armed robbery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In New Jersey, investigators used license plate reader data to help solve an armed robbery. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026

The identity of the suspect who was killed had not been revealed, but Thomas faces charges of second-degree felony murder and armed robbery. — Ana Maria Soler, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026

Andrew Fiddler, 35, was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of armed robbery, according to a news release from the San Jose Police Department. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Three years after Brooks arrived, his brother Errol, who was serving a 99-year sentence there for armed robbery, was stabbed to death. — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for armed robbery

• jobbery
• snobbery

Legal Definition

armed robbery

see also:

robbery