stealing

Example Sentences

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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

The wealthy — the Bezoses and Musks and Sarandoses — have no problem stealing.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Delays, which Musk says are meant to prevent competitors from stealing ideas, are one reason the stock has been stuck.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Especially because, far from stealing money for self-enrichment, she actually paid money to be part of this scheme.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

"And while she was stealing them, her barrette fell and got stuck in the crack in the shelf."

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene