stealing

Example Sentences

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A man was arrested on suspicion of stealing the statue engraved with Frances McDormand's name from the Governors Ball after the 2018 Academy Awards.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

"It's not the stealing of May 1 that should be on parliament's agenda. It's a major plan to raise wages," she said.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

After a period of lackluster performance that began around Halloween, technology stocks staged a major comeback in April, stealing the show from energy stocks, which gave back some of their big gains from March.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

“We have to find out” where the money went, he said, and at one point suggested, without evidence, that Powell was stealing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

They even held mock trials, such as the one where Worsley was accused of stealing a trouser button from the offering plate of a Presbyterian church.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong