How to Use robbery in a Sentence
robbery
noun- They foiled a bank robbery.
- He is charged with attempted robbery.
- She was arrested for robbery.
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But most home run robberies in a game?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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There are no signs this was a robbery.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Apr. 2026
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Still, the robbery stands out, even to this day.
—Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
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The night of the robbery was its first event in the new space.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Jan. 2026
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The robbery was already the talk of the town.
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Adger is the only one charged in the robbery thus far.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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The 39-year-old faces one charge of felony robbery.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2026
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No one was hurt during the three robberies.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
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No one was injured in the robberies.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
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Who was involved in the robbery?
—Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
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Police found two videos of the robbery on Volk’s phone.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
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The pair abandoned the robbery and fled after the shot rang out.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
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The crime comes amid a spike in strong-arm robberies in Oakland.
—Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 1 June 2023
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As in the other robbery, two men wore masks and one stood as lookout.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
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Bank robbery is punishable by up to life in prison.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
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The Brink truck robbery happened across the street.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Then the robbery goes bad, as such robberies often do.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
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Brason was working at her ice cream shop two doors down at the time of the robbery.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
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Most were assaults, five were homicides and two were robberies.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
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Her son had been arrested on a robbery charge and had spent the last four months in jail.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
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All five men were charged with robbery with a weapon and petit theft, police said.
—Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
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Hayes is charged with third-degree robbery, police said.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Murder and robbery charges were brought in a string of 7-Eleven heists.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022
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That includes crimes like robbery, assault and theft.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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An example would be the case of a liquor store robbery that turns deadly.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
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This was done so as not to have a pocket that could open up suspicion of robbery.
—Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2023
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Tenia Hill says the robbery was one of the scariest moments of her life.
—Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2022
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