stealing

Example Sentences

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Essentially he said: I’m gonna stop the stealing.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

That stoked his jealousies and insecurities, along with frontman Jagger stealing the spotlight from him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Hackers more often break into companies using previously discovered bugs, or by stealing login credentials or using social engineering techniques.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Besides stealing potential Wall Street customers, bucket shops could roil the capital markets.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“Now that we’ve had a good laugh,” he said, “I think it’s time we started thinking about catching those monkeys. We can’t let them get away with stealing a fellow’s britches.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls