stolen

Example Sentences

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Another witness at the same hearing said she was denied Medicare coverage for a pickleball injury because she was an unwitting victim of stolen identity and had been enrolled in hospice coverage by scammers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

"We have also now found the original sleeping cherub and a couple of other items stolen from James's resting place."

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

At a ceremony in Port Sudan in January, officials displayed some 570 recovered antiquities—a far cry from the more than 8,000 stolen since the outbreak of the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Prosecutors charged Thola-Duran with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, to receive and transport stolen property interstate, and to commit money laundering, and structuring transactions to avoid federal financial reporting requirements.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

I leave it in the common room, which is what you do with things you want stolen.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko