Collocations for robbery - noun
ADJECTIVE
attempted,
botched,
bungled (esp. BrE),
failed
armed
bank, highway, street (esp. BrE), train
armed
bank, highway, street (esp. BrE), train
VERB + robbery
commit,
take part in
foil
He was shot as he tried to foil a bank robbery.
foil
He was shot as he tried to foil a bank robbery.
PHRASES
robbery with violence
(BrE,law)
He was sentenced to four years in prison for robbery with violence.
He was sentenced to four years in prison for robbery with violence.