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

Next year’s “Gatto,” about a feline thief in Venice, features animal fur and human hair that look like they were painted by hand, rather than a computer trying to simulate the real thing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 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

Kaszas described how the thief snatched her necklace as she boarded the 206 bus in north-west London.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

"Kendra wanted us to find the ice-cream thief in time for the contest tomorrow. And we blew it!"

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene