pilfer
Example Sentences
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Slowly, painfully, he realizes they are miserable not because of one another but because they are poor, a hardship he has been quietly worsening by pilfering their stores.
From Salon
Instead of using the financing for the benefit of the company, James “secretly pilfered some of the company’s assets to fund his and his family’s lavish lifestyle,” the complaint alleges.
He then declared a national emergency, allowing him to pilfer some military appropriations to build his wall.
From Salon
Surveillance footage obtained by ABC News showed suspects using crowbars to break glass and pilfer an estimated $1 million in loot, while others entered the store with handguns.
From Los Angeles Times
Nick Frost pilfered two Lions line-outs as they turned the screw.
From BBC
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