stealing
Example Sentences
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She couldn’t stop herself from stealing a peek at the school conductor’s score, copying bowings and poring over the details, but she didn’t indulge any dreams of taking the podium herself.
From Los Angeles Times
From Duane’s perspective, it was as if a giant hand was thrusting out of the sky and stealing bits of the world he knew and cherished.
From Literature
“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 Literature
A former Google employee accused of stealing trade secrets related to the company’s Pixel phones was indicted last week.
A man has admitted stealing a handbag containing a Fabergé egg and watch thought to be worth more than £2m.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
