kleptomaniac
Example Sentences
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I’m pretty sure it’s from a neighbor many, many years ago when I was a slightly kleptomaniac child, but I was a child and may have that wrong.
From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2022
A kleptomaniac cat notorious for stealing items from its neighbours has "finally brought home something of real value" - £25.70 in cash.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2019
Her Dame Judi Dench is a kleptomaniac mischief-maker, clogging toilets in five-star hotels just because as a “national treasure,” she can get away with it.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2016
“Family Treasures,” which takes place in a college dormitory, is the tale of an innocent-seeming kleptomaniac.
From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2015
On remand for numerous larcenies: Mulch Diggums, the kleptomaniac dwarf.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
