stealing

Example Sentences

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But economic life along Route 66 has been precarious since the late 1960s, when interstate highways and chain hotels began stealing traffic away from the older, slower road.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Independent repair shops have proliferated rapidly in recent years, and they’re stealing customers from dealers—even before a car’s warranty is up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

"Mr de la Espriella is used to stealing things, now he's stealing the Colombian national team jersey," Cepeda said a day after the first round of voting, which was won by De la Espriella.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Sturgeon accepts that with hindsight she should not have let Murrell continue as SNP chief executive when she became party leader and first minister - although he had started stealing several years earlier.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Indeed, under normal circumstances, a rule against stealing would be one that all right-thinking people ought to follow.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood