highway robbery
noun
1
: robbery committed on or near a public highway usually against travelers
2
: excessive profit or advantage derived from a business transaction
Examples of highway robbery in a Sentence
Charging that much to see a movie is highway robbery!
what some rock superstars charge for concert tickets is simply highway robbery
Recent Examples on the Web
At the airport sushi counter, where prices are no more offensive than the highway robbery over rubbery personal pizzas and gigantic pretzels, a confident—and meager—crowd silently communes over their unassuming California rolls.
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Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
The Celtics’ acquisition of Porzingis was highway robbery.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
Today that February 2023 trade screams highway robbery, but hindsight is always the best teacher.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
Gas prices feel like highway robbery.
—CBS News, 12 June 2022
The narrative that the Brewers committed highway robbery was pervasive.
—Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2023
The highway robbery of prison phone rates That breathless Guardian story about OED editor deleting foreign words?
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2012
For those convicted of highway robbery, a hand and a foot were amputated.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2021
What should have been a thrilling end, win or lose, in a shootout between No. 17 Kentucky and Tennessee on Saturday night, felt more like a highway robbery for UK fans.
—Reina Kempt, The Courier-Journal, 7 Nov. 2021
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Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
The Celtics’ acquisition of Porzingis was highway robbery.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 9 June 2024
Today that February 2023 trade screams highway robbery, but hindsight is always the best teacher.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 June 2024
Gas prices feel like highway robbery.
—CBS News, 12 June 2022
The narrative that the Brewers committed highway robbery was pervasive.
—Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2023
The highway robbery of prison phone rates That breathless Guardian story about OED editor deleting foreign words?
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2012
For those convicted of highway robbery, a hand and a foot were amputated.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2021
What should have been a thrilling end, win or lose, in a shootout between No. 17 Kentucky and Tennessee on Saturday night, felt more like a highway robbery for UK fans.
—Reina Kempt, The Courier-Journal, 7 Nov. 2021
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“Highway robbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highway%20robbery. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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