pickpocket

Example Sentences

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And so, I always equate it to a pickpocket.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025

He got an audition by accident to play pickpocket Short Round in 1984's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, then starred as gadget-loving Data in The Goonies the following year.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2023

He explained that if cameras detected a person spending too much time at a train station, the system could flag a possible pickpocket.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2022

Himmelsbach went to the police station in Mazatlan, where the pickpocket pleaded not to be sent to jail.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2022

I grab at the hand foolish enough to pickpocket me, squeezing tight so the little imp won’t be able to run away.

From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard