pilfer

Example Sentences

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It wasn’t a practice pilfered from a previous coach.

From Seattle Times

The fugitive financer is accused of masterminding a money laundering and bribery scheme that pilfered billions from the Malaysian state investment fund known as 1MDB.

From Seattle Times

Assad’s government has cast the SDF as a secessionist force that has been pilfering the country’s wealth while controlling Syria’s major oil fields.

From Washington Times

Check washing, Dr. Maimon said, has evolved from small-time criminals pilfering a check or two from residential mailboxes to more organized efforts involving the theft of mail in bulk from postal collection boxes.

From New York Times

The Saudi Arabia-backed venture rocked the golf world last year when it pilfered several of the sport’s biggest names while guaranteeing huge paydays.

From Washington Post