thieves

Example Sentences

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"I wasn't sleeping because I had lots of luggage and King's Cross is bad for thieves," the 31-year-old says.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

When thieves snatched 12 metric tons of KitKats in transit from Italy to Poland, the company capitalized with some free publicity for one of its most famous brands.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

"The thieves, they have already taken all our stuff at home, so we don't have anything. But it's better to go home without anything than to lose our lives," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The wine industry has taken some measures to combat thieves and counterfeiters, but it’s an ongoing battle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

But once me and the cap’n got back to the hotel and he started planning how we was gonna catch the gang of thieves, I mostly forgot ’bout how rude these Yankees was.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis