rob
verb (used with object)
to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
have been robbing
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present perfect progressiveof rob.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Black says states have been robbing Peter to pay Paul, increasing their investment in bridges at the expense of repaving and rebuilding of highways.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2015
Flannery: I'm in dread you have been robbing the poor.
From Three Wonder Plays by Lady Gregory
"He must have been robbing a bank," observed Jefferson Pettigrew.
From Cast Upon the Breakers by Horatio Alger
Somehow it seemed far worse to have been robbing a clergyman.
From Samuel the Seeker by Upton Sinclair
Why, you young villain, you must have been robbing the till!'
From When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great Fire by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
