Example Sentences
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Robbed of their first taste of democratic freedom, they took to the streets and joined in acts of civil disobedience.
From BBC • May 23, 2024
Robbed of their ancestral lands, tribes now sometimes fight when one tries to claim new territory, often as a base for a lucrative modern endeavor: gambling.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023
WIMBLEDON, England — Robbed of alluring thunder forecast for Friday, Wimbledon carried on anyway and found itself voyaging toward alluring thunder forecast for Sunday.
From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022
Robbed by Kallgren’s glove in the first, Skinner scored 4:09 into the third to make it 3-1 off a pass from Tuch.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2022
Robbed of her medical degree in Russia because of the war, she was now determined to acquire a nursing diploma.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
