Example Sentences

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Related inflation concerns could still keep the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates, he cautioned, robbing small caps and other interest-rate-sensitive stocks of a key source of support.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Prosecutor Lesley Bates KC told the court Elkin and Bell Funerals was "insolvent" and its business model was "a case of robbing Peter to pay Paul".

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

“This is robbing Peter to pay Paul,” said Councilmember Monica Rodriguez about the funding decision.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

I have a plan and when I get out, I am going to make big money, and it is not going to be robbing banks.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025

“Nay, the guard’s eyelids never close, and the storeroom seals are unbroken. It is someone in this shop who is robbing me.”

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw