sneak thief
Example Sentences
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Against stubborn opposition who have bolted the door shut, he can be Everton's sneak thief, nipping in through the side window to snatch the three points and leave the opposition bereft.
From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2013
Jason, then, according to Dr. Taggart, was perhaps no better than a sneak thief loitering around a primitive refinery.
From Time Magazine Archive
At school, where he feels "as though virtue had gone out of him," he becomes a sneak thief and is expelled.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the time of the theft police advanced the theory that the sneak thief had used a stick tipped with chewing gum to lift the bonds from behind the teller's window.
From Time Magazine Archive
I crept back into the basement like a highly skilled sneak thief and then proceeded to listen to the most calming music I know: the Beatles.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
