When someone says that they're robbing a bank, they are using the term metaphorically. They are not actually going to rob a bank.
He said that he was robbing the bank because he needed money.
The police are trying to catch the robber, who is allegedly robbing a bank.
verb
To steal from, especially using force or violence.
verb
To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
verb
(used with "of") To deprive (of).
verb
To burgle.
verb
To steal.
verb
To commit robbery.
verb
To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.
noun
Robbery
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The gunmen robbed the travelers.
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The bee fertilizes the flower it robs.
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Robbing involves a categorical dismissal of the other.
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Cummins was then robbed by the men of his belongings.
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The arsenal of the battalion was attacked and robbed in 1969.
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They robbed from the rich and give to the poor.
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Others attempt to rob the McCandles of the box in the hotel.
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The calcium must rob the third from the water.
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The four go on to rob the protagonists of the previous film.
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The pickpocket is robbing the spectator who is bent over.