Robbery means: The act or practice of robbing. Related words include theft or stealing. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Robbery in practice.
Robbery in a sentence
Robbery meaning
- The act or practice of robbing.
- The offense of taking or attempting to take the property of another by force or threat of force.
Example sentences (20)
Aptly, Hackney Diamonds – London slang for broken glass left after a smash-and-grab robbery – is stuffed with gems.
A group of three thieves armed with hammers conducted a bold smash-and-grab robbery at a California jewellery store.
As his previous sentences for robbery and jailbreak were due to run to 2046, he could now be in prison until 2060.
A MAN has been left with a suspected broken nose after a violent robbery in the early hours of Saturday morning.
April 3, 2023: An armed suspect committed a robbery in the 100 Block of East Joppa Road in Towson, police said.
A 48-year-old man, of no fixed address, who was arrested on suspicion of robbery has since been released with no further action.
According to him, his two other accomplices always stayed around on the road to carry out the robbery.
A 'dangerous' drug-dealing teen who was part of a nasty knifepoint robbery in a park has been jailed.
About 1am Wednesday September 27, police were called to the New England Highway, Blandford, following reports of an armed robbery.
According to TMZ, the warrant was in connection to a robbery, leading to four people being arrested.
A man has been charged with robbery after a taxi driver was assaulted and had £200 stolen from him.
A security guard was shot last night during an attempted robbery at the B and J store on Bella Vista Street in San Ignacio Town, Cayo.
A $1 million reward is being offered to help solve the murder of a teenage boy shot dead in a botched robbery almost three decades ago.
A case was booked under section 392 (Punishment for robbery) of the Indian Penal code (IPC) and the accused was arrested by the police.
A police investigator processing the crime scene after the armed robbery in Portmore on Sunday.
A man pistol-whipped and shot a straphanger in the thigh during a robbery on board a Queens shuttle train over the weekend, police said.
A 27-year-old man is wanted by police in connection with an alleged robbery in Northampton.
A third man, Alan Hay, 46, of Derwent Street, faced the same court on Monday after he was also charged with robbery and false imprisonment.
A male youth is also charged with one count, robbery with firearm, Section 344 (1)(a.1).
A few days later, Ms Richardson is still getting her head around the senseless robbery.
Phrases with robbery
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with robbery
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- robbery and 52×
- armed robbery 34×
- the robbery 23×
- of robbery 21×
- attempted robbery 15×
- robbery at 15×
- robbery with 13×
- robbery in 13×
- bank robbery 10×
- with robbery 10×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word robbery. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.