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Examples of thieve in a Sentence
someone's been thieving my cookies!
Recent Examples on the Web
The trio are the newcomers to the caper, with original cast members Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco and Morgan Freeman expected to reprise their roles as thieving illusionists.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The suspect is accused of thieving from two Targets on Wednesday and a total of eight Targets, adding up to a total of $15,000 in losses, police said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024
Rats today are widely seen as filthy, thieving vectors of deadly diseases like plague and hantavirus.
—WIRED, 7 Oct. 2023
Eventually, Ivy begins to thieve from box stores on her own – coveting items her family won't provide for her such as tampons, disposable razors, Valentine's Day cards, lip gloss and even a diary.
—Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2020
Taught young by her grandmother to thieve and pilfer, Ivy’s punishment when caught by her mother is to be sent back to China.
—Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2020
For years, the party denigrated the south as a thieving leech on the resources of the more prosperous north.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2020
Last year, a farmer in Thirthahalli in the state of Karnataka resorted to painting his pet dog with tiger stripes to protect his coffee crop from thieving monkeys.
—Fox News, 30 Jan. 2020
His slickly produced videos speak to Russians’ anger about inequality and hypocritical, thieving officialdom.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 3 Dec. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of thieve was
before the 12th century
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“Thieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thieve. Accessed 14 Jun. 2024.
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