rob
verb (used with object)
to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
have robbed
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present perfectof rob.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"Have you noticed how these activities have robbed the government of sleep?"
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025
The injuries that have robbed him from playing time have not taken away Leonard’s passion for the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
This also would have robbed Rain and Spaeny of the chance to channel the heroine the audience knows that she’ll never meet, yanking on our nostalgic heartstrings.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2024
The referendum, she said, might have robbed her family of the little time they were able to spend with her after her birth.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2022
“According to my parents? Yes. We might as well have robbed a bank.”
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
