purloining

Example Sentences

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PARIS—French authorities said they’ve detained four more people in connection to the Louvre heist, including a man suspected of being the only thief to remain at large after purloining the nation’s crown jewels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

“You know, they say that Atlanta influences everything,” Williams told the crowd, purloining a phrase often used to describe Atlanta’s paramount place in African American and broader American culture.

From Seattle Times • May 14, 2022

At one British university, students were purloining towels from their dispensers, so Sofidel provided dispensers with locks.

From The Guardian • Apr. 25, 2019

One of the rare politicians who paid a price for purloining was Joe Biden, whom I profiled in the magazine last week.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 29, 2014

Kendall was accused of purloining from Tennyson, and he explained—"We cannot pass through the woods without taking away the smell of violets."

From The Awful Australian by Desmond, Valerie