thievery

Example Sentences

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Nestlé said it had publicized the incident with humor to raise awareness around the more serious issue of thievery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Sir Elton, in an interview with the BBC, compared it to "committing theft, thievery on a high scale".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

In the last few years, though, homeless encampments have multiplied in the surrounding streets and thievery has become so relentless that the brothers are ready to give up and sell their business.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

See the recent “Arcane,” the Netflix series based on the “League of Legends” video game whose debut episode had a breezy camaraderie that echoed the magic and thievery of the long-standing role-playing game.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2023

In the space of two seconds, my mind has zigzagged from her unwillingness to perform, to her history with the elephant tramp, to her lemonade thievery, and back to the cabbage patch.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen