larcenous

Example Sentences

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Finally, however, the lively and amiable spirit of the endeavor converts our inner curmudgeon just as the spirit of Christmas eventually overpowered that larcenous Grinch, played by Jim Carrey.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Above and beyond is Bonnie Milligan, portraying Pattie’s larcenous sister Debra, a woman of no known address but who might be elected president if she could redirect that cyclonic energy away from antisocial impulses.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2022

Targeting these larcenous T cells could open the door to new MS therapies with fewer side effects.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 29, 2022

Aladdin, a poor but engagingly larcenous “street rat” and sheltered princess Jasmine are kindred spirits in that they’re trapped by their circumstances and want to break free.

From Seattle Times • May 22, 2019

One thing saved him: the company—and larcenous advice—of the city’s homeless, many of them teenagers.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden