noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ armed , masked ( esp. BrE )
▪ bank , train
▪ grave , tomb
▪ highway
▪ would-be ( esp. BrE )
▪
The would-be ~ fled empty-handed.
… OF ROBBERS
▪ band , gang
VERB + ROBBER
▪ chase , hunt ( BrE ), search for
▪
Police are searching for the ~s.
▪ catch
ROBBER + VERB
▪ hold sb/sth up
▪
Robbers held up a bank at gunpoint.
▪ snatch sth ( esp. BrE ), steal sth , take sth
▪ escape with sth , get away with sth , make off with sth
▪
Robbers escaped with $30 000.