rob
verb (used with object)
to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
robbed
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past participleof rob.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof rob.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
robverb (used with object)to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
Example Sentences
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She said she felt the experience robbed her of her sanctuary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
But, as Crow-Armstrong put it to Kelly, “When I do something for too long, it stops feeling comfortable, and I feel like I’m being robbed of my athleticism.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Only a late driveshaft failure robbed him of victory.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
He became a suspect after a clerk at a dry cleaners that had been robbed saw Brambles at a motel and called police.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Each of you has a past, present, and future that was robbed from you. I, too, was robbed. Hear my tale. Then you can decide if you still wish to cross the Bridge of Forgetting.”
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
