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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While there was much speculation over who killed Mineo, pizza deliveryman Lionel Ray Williams was convicted and received 51 years in prison for murdering Mineo and committing 10 robberies, per the Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Surveillance video again showed a red Jeep in the area around the time of the robbery.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
In 1981 San Francisco, a desperate Filipino World War II veteran launches a frantic bank robbery spree to save his dying best friend, putting him on a collision course with a young, ambitious detective eager to make his mark.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
The robbery has shined a sharp spotlight on security at the Louvre, placing the museum under scrutiny.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
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Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Surveillance video again showed a red Jeep in the area around the time of the robbery.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
In 1981 San Francisco, a desperate Filipino World War II veteran launches a frantic bank robbery spree to save his dying best friend, putting him on a collision course with a young, ambitious detective eager to make his mark.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
The robbery has shined a sharp spotlight on security at the Louvre, placing the museum under scrutiny.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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