stealing

Example Sentences

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This lets them fight charges in court and on social media, and argue publicly they are saving, not stealing, animals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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

Misra was jailed for 15 months in 2010 after being accused of stealing £74,000 from her Post Office branch.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Because of this theory, stealing art became different from other sorts of stealing.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day