stolen

Example Sentences

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He planned to wait until it arrived to add it to his insurance policy — but the car disappeared in transit, stolen by the transport company.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

He is the only man ever to produce 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in the same year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

There were 220,000 cases of lost and stolen cards being used to make unauthorised purchases in the first half of 2025, with total losses of £52m.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

"Card not present" fraud - where criminals use stolen card details to buy products on the internet - increased by 22% in the same time period, resulting in losses of £215.4m.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

He’d helped track down the spies who’d stolen American atomic bomb secrets during World War II. This new piece of film reminded him of that operation.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin