light-fingered
Example Sentences
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And he has done so with a light-fingered insouciance that makes every scene incandescent with funny contemporary allusions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
The owners erected it at the time of the coronavirus pandemic, but keeping out the light-fingered primates was also a prime concern.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024
Pistols bassist Glen Matlock was the Saturday sales assistant, while drummer Paul Cook and light-fingered guitarist Steve Jones would frequent the premises, drawn to its subversive charms and easy pickings.
From The Guardian • Apr. 23, 2019
He tosses the myths into orbit with the light-fingered panache of a reincarnated Frank O’Hara.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2016
“Ah yes, I am already aware that Mundungus has been treating your inheritance with light-fingered contempt,” said Dumbledore, frowning a little.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
