Steal and Rob
Incorrect : Someone has robbed all his money.
Correct : Someone has stolen all his money.
Incorrect : They knocked him down and stole all his money.
Correct : They knocked him down and robbed him of all his money.
Incorrect : They planned to steal a bank.
Correct : They planned to rob a bank.
Incorrect : He was stolen on the way home.
Correct : He was robbed on the way home.
Note: “To steal' is to take someone's property without their knowledge but “to rob" means to take someone's property using violence or threat. Moreover, one steals things, but one robs a place or someone of their things.
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