thief

Example Sentences

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Her life’s work was stolen early Monday when thieves swiped a shipping box containing many of her puppets from outside her Beachwood Canyon apartment.

From Los Angeles Times

He didn’t want to get in trouble, but he couldn’t take the book home, even if it meant looking like a thief.

From Literature

A request to Police Scotland for the latest data revealed that Fiestas are actually Scotland's most common targets for thieves.

From BBC

Since the match against Newcastle on 18 January, dad Tom said people had stopped him the street to call him a "chicken nugget thief".

From BBC

Nikola Selakovic and the three other defendants were jeered as "thieves" by dozens of protesters as they arrived at the Belgrade court.

From Barron's