rob
verb (used with object)
to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
am robbing
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present progressiveof rob (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Do you suppose for an instant that I am robbing these people here in Newport merely for the vulgar purpose of acquiring money?
From Mrs. Raffles Being the Adventures of an Amateur Crackswoman by John Kendrick Bangs
Thus would Patience reason; and, believe me, in translating his words into our conventional language, I am robbing them of all their grace, all their fire, and all their vigour.
From Mauprat by Stanley Young
He is saying that I am robbing you, and trying to cover the robbery by marrying you.
From Miss Mackenzie by Anthony Trollope
And I am robbing this poor creature; it's like stealing pennies from a child.
From Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess by Henry W. (Henry William) Fischer
She is a treasure and I am robbing you.
From The Cottage of Delight A Novel by Will N. (William Nathaniel) Harben
