stealer

Example Sentences

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And while the tangy, aromatic gravy is often considered the show stealer, it would lose much of its charm in the absence of its understated partner.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Like a dog nosing around in the background, a robot vacuum cleaner is a guaranteed scene stealer.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

“I have to have some emotion. I don’t want to just be a funny scene stealer, which is great. Not going to complain about that. But you have to show her heart.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2023

He was a prolific base stealer who tied the American League record with 32 consecutive steals in 1980-81, and stands No. 2 behind Ichiro in Mariners’ history with 290 steals.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2022

At the other end of the stable was the Right Reverend Deacon Doctor Zephariah Connerly the Third, the stealer of dreams!

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis