pickpocket

Example Sentences

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And so, I always equate it to a pickpocket.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025

In 2019, The Economist reported that the group was responsible for a third of all pickpocket arrests made in Venice.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2023

He got an audition by accident to play pickpocket Short Round in 1984's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, then starred as gadget-loving Data in The Goonies the following year.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2023

TCU: The Horned Frogs disrupted the Longhorns with quick hands and pickpocket steals that turned into early points.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2023

But partway through the pickpocket song, Martin suddenly stops singing.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli