stolen

Example Sentences

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It’s getting as much mileage as it can out of Murrell’s shopping spree, devising ever more elaborate graphics for readers to keep tabs on what Murrell bought with the stolen money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

But according to the Met, the number of thefts where phones were stolen fell by 14,000 between June 2025 and May 2026 - down 18% on the previous year.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

It will take more than stolen KitKats and canny marketing to turn the company around.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

It takes quite a while to reveal that Daniel has stolen from the evil corporation thumb drives containing classified files about the history of alien encounters, dating back to events in Roswell, N.M., in 1947.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Then Katherine complained, “That’s a stupid comparison. A nuclear explosion in Kansas City would kill all the stolen babies, too.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix