literary theft
Example Sentences
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In the ancient world, plagiarism was viewed quite negatively: The word “plagiarism” actually means “kidnapper” in Latin, and the Roman poet Horace described literary theft like a crow making itself beautiful with stolen feathers.
From Salon β Aug. 23, 2026
His first presidential campaign ended largely because he appropriated language from a British politician, Neil Kinnock, a literary theft that today seems almost benign.
From Seattle Times β Jan. 12, 2021
In the meantime, I asked a few academics for their thoughts on whether Dylan had committed punishable literary theft.
From Slate β Jun. 13, 2017
First, Paul Manafort and Sean Spicer vociferously denied that any literary theft had occurred.
From Slate β Feb. 2, 2017
In popular conception literary theft is at worst a venial sin whose very iniquity is doubtful unless found out.
From The Henchman by Mark Lee Luther
