Sentence examples for was to rob from inspiring English sources
The effect was to rob tragedy of a great deal of its darkness and depth.
But to rob me of my shoes was to rob me of my respectability.
Their plan was to rob the bank and lock the employees inside the vault while they escaped.
The idea was to rob the National Front of votes, as he did by talking about national identity in 2007.
Prosecutors said Mr. Markoff's main motive was to rob Ms. Brisman in her room at the Boston Marriott Copley Place.
In the light of what came after, it is surprising to know that their first notion was to rob not the money truck but the branch bank.
Their only care is to rob us of our freedom".
In some cases the intended (and achieved) result is to rob the victim of his sanity.
Their idea, unfortunately, is to rob an armored car with squirt guns.
The con of performance is to rob the audience not of money but of its preconceived notions.
To begin with, they should understand that the worst thing they can do is to rob investors.
