light-fingered
Example Sentences
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And he has done so with a light-fingered insouciance that makes every scene incandescent with funny contemporary allusions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
The owners erected it at the time of the coronavirus pandemic, but keeping out the light-fingered primates was also a prime concern.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
On its 1990s albums, Matthews’s guitar — often acoustic — was the band’s only chordal instrument, joined in light-fingered counterpoint by saxophone, violin, bass and drums for staccato grooves that blended folk, funk and jazz.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2023
Her light-fingered moment took place during the concert for the Golden Jubilee in 2002.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2019
Some owners leave out rolls of coins or even stacks of loose bills, perhaps with a video camera trained on them to catch some light-fingered or especially hungry maid in the act.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
