purloining
Example Sentences
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With regard to a Hemingway purloining on “Love and Theft”: “Dylan implants only part of the original sentence, while presumably expecting us to cough up the whole.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
A simple but effective way to stop auto bandits from purloining your key fob signal is to use a Faraday bag or pouch.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024
At one British university, students were purloining towels from their dispensers, so Sofidel provided dispensers with locks.
From The Guardian • Apr. 25, 2019
One of the rare politicians who paid a price for purloining was Joe Biden, whom I profiled in the magazine last week.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 29, 2014
The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
