filch

Example Sentences

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He would filch it if I wasn’t around.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2020

Senior advisers filch documents from his desk to prevent him from issuing rash orders and try to ignore or at least slow-walk those that are issued.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2018

Forays like these increasingly vex trade hawks in America, who fear that China will filch its cutting-edge technology.

From Economist • Jul. 5, 2018

The window of opportunity is rapidly closing on them: Every new story idea the duo comes up with is already claimed by Shakespeare, a shameless plagiarist always eager to filch an idea from Nigel's notebook.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2017

‘I hadn’t thought to filch it! Not bad idea. Guess I’ll... guess I’ll...’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes