How to Use robbery in a Sentence

robbery

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  • They foiled a bank robbery.
  • He is charged with attempted robbery.
  • She was arrested for robbery.
  • The pair abandoned the robbery and fled after the shot rang out.
    — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The crime comes amid a spike in strong-arm robberies in Oakland.
    — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 1 June 2023
  • The boys have been charged with robbery by threat, FBI Houston said.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
  • At the time of the robbery, Gray was working at Walmart and Foot Locker.
    — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 31 July 2024
  • The crime thriller tells the story of siblings Clare and Danny on the run after a robbery gone awry.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 July 2024
  • The robbery suspect fled the scene, and the cashier believes the unidentified man was injured during the shootout.
    — Emma Colton, Fox News, 17 July 2023
  • An example would be the case of a liquor store robbery that turns deadly.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The crime spree The 1985 Modesto robberies were the grand finale of a crime spree that consummated the three‐year romance of Davis and Edwards.
    — Time, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The 14 robberies ranged from mid-July to September and some stores were hit more than once.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This was done so as not to have a pocket that could open up suspicion of robbery.
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Court records show Moore pleaded guilty in 2010 to first-degree robbery.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 26 May 2023
  • The 32-year-old Boise man was charged with felony robbery, according to online jail records.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The maximum penalty for armed bank robbery is 25 years in prison.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 25 May 2023
  • He was condemned for the June 1992 slayings, which took place in a Houston home during a drug robbery.
    — CBS News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The four people stole construction gear in at least nine robberies over the past three months, police said.
    — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The Police Department hasn’t said what was taken in the robbery.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Two suspects have pleaded guilty in the killing of a young father-to-be who was killed during a robbery more than three years ago.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 28 Feb. 2023
  • At the time of the robbery, the suspect was dressed all in black, including a black ski mask and black gloves, according to police.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Lisa Marie Coleman, 58, has been charged with kidnapping and three counts of robbery by threat.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2023
  • An 88-year-old man was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in two bank robberies within four days of each other.
    — Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 24 June 2024
  • Trone pled not guilty to one count of murder, two counts of robbery, and a count of conspiracy to commit a felony.
    — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The prosecutor said the residence was ransacked and the motive in the killing was robbery.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • In Owens’, the codefendant swore in an affidavit that Owens was not present for the 1997 robbery murder.
    — Brian Stull, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
  • As Bell served his time, bank robberies went on unimpeded.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The two counts for which he was acquitted were robbing Perry and causing his death during the course of the robbery.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Documents say police believed Lindsay was scouting the banks to plan future robberies.
    — Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Speculation suggested robbery may have been the motive since Wilson was known to lend others money.
    — Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024

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