thief

Example Sentences

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Systems are imperfect and mistakes happen, meaning “there is an intrinsic risk” that a thief will steal your sensitive data, Schwartz says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Not a bad legacy, considering George Downing is summarized by his biographer thus: “Liar, blackmailer, seducer and thief, this double-dealing shapeshifter would betray both friends and principles without a moment’s misgiving.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

I would pry them off with my fingers and eat them standing at the stove, like a tiny kitchen thief.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026

Since the match against Newcastle on 18 January, dad Tom said people had stopped him the street to call him a "chicken nugget thief".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

I grab it and go out the door, quiet as a thief.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar