stolen

Example Sentences

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But the family member wanted the story to go public, so contacted Brand, who has made a name for himself cracking numerous high-profile cases of stolen art.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

A food packager for food recipe box firm Gousto was sacked after she ate peanuts stolen on the factory floor, an employment tribunal heard.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The 73-year-old president has disputed the amount of money involved and said only $580,000 from the sale of 20 buffaloes to a Sudanese businessman had been stolen.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

In March, Mayor Karen Bass announced a plan to repair and replace up to 60,000 streetlights by harnessing solar power technology, so they’d no longer be reliant on the copper wire that keeps getting stolen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Their logic was simple: only someone insane would try to steal the Mona Lisa, so the Mona Lisa must have been stolen by someone who was, well, insane.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day