robbery
noun
rob·bery
ˈrä-b(ə-)rē 
plural robberies
: the act or practice of robbing
specifically
: larceny from the person or presence of another by violence or threat
Examples of robbery in a Sentence
a series of armed robberies
They foiled a bank robbery.
He is charged with attempted robbery.
She was arrested for robbery.
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The last inmate in the U.S. to be killed by firing squad was in 2010, when Utah executed Ronnie Lee Gardner for killing a man during a robbery.
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Several of those killed and arrested had criminal records, according to authorities, with charges ranging from robbery to drug trafficking.
—Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
According to court records, several of the robberies took place on the same day, only minutes apart.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
Gilder was previously linked to a robbery at another Tiffany & Co. store in Houston in 2022, per Fox 35 Olando.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Several of those killed and arrested had criminal records, according to authorities, with charges ranging from robbery to drug trafficking.
—Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
According to court records, several of the robberies took place on the same day, only minutes apart.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2025
Gilder was previously linked to a robbery at another Tiffany & Co. store in Houston in 2022, per Fox 35 Olando.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for robbery
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“Robbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/robbery. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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