stealing

Example Sentences

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She denied stealing the two packs of nuts.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

"It's not the stealing of May 1 that should be on parliament's agenda. It's a major plan to raise wages," she said.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

After a period of lackluster performance that began around Halloween, technology stocks staged a major comeback in April, stealing the show from energy stocks, which gave back some of their big gains from March.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Ittai told me how he had pieced together that a senior curator at the museum was stealing, and how he had sent his evidence to the museum's leadership in 2021.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

If he confessed to having the book, he might get in trouble for stealing.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova