Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

purloin

[per-loin, pur-loin] / pərˈlɔɪn, ˈpɜr lɔɪn /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

That's why he has to purloin someone else's work in order to finish off his novel.

From Salon • Jul. 6, 2023

The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was purloin.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2022

It is the first to show some T cells purloin a protein called CD20 from the surface of B cells, he adds.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 29, 2022

A series of turns leads Bunton, during an ill-conceived trip to London to make his case against the BBC license fee to Parliament and the media, to purloin the Wellington portrait from the National Gallery.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021

He hesitated, then stomped back the way he’d come, stopping to purloin a clean shirt from another cabin.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




Vocabulary lists containing purloin


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "purloin" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com