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

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

Lopes quickly made up for lost time, his stolen base totals increasing in each of his first three full seasons from 36 to 59 to 77.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

"No passwords were stolen - none whatsoever - because the security systems are entirely internal and closed-circuit," it said, adding that employees' phones had also not been compromised by the hack.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

If the Louvre’s security had been as good, the Mona Lisa would never have been stolen.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day