stealing

Example Sentences

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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

Ritter also accused Schmidt of stealing the joint venture from her, which he denied.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 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

Magane, who did not call in the police unit responsible for processing crime scenes, repeated during his testimony that he had no intention of stealing the drugs.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

“No! Besides, you really wanna tell Unremarkables that a secret police force arrested our parents for stealing a powerful weapon and took them away in an invisible jet?”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas