stealing

Example Sentences

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To reach $1.8 trillion, every single one would have to be stealing nearly $35,000 a year from government coffers.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Some clients have accused him of stealing their money, an assertion backed by a lawyer for paramilitary commanders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

"Mr de la Espriella is used to stealing things, now he's stealing the Colombian national team jersey," Cepeda said a day after the first round of voting, which was won by De la Espriella.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Sturgeon accepts that with hindsight she should not have let Murrell continue as SNP chief executive when she became party leader and first minister - although he had started stealing several years earlier.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Today, the painting is so famous that stealing it sounds like a joke.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day