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The sale features practical picks like a personal safety alarm, a Travelon anti-theft shoulder bag designed to deter pickpockets, and other low-profile accessories that offer peace of mind on the go.
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Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Taking inspiration from the spring 2026 runways—as well as Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Lawrence—Sánchez Bezos embraced pickpocket styling, carrying her black Hermès Kelly unclasped.
—Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
But that plan, worked up by Lord and Lady Davenport (Damian Lewis and Katherine Waterston), gets complicated when a handsome pickpocket named Eric (Ben Radcliffe) mistakenly lands a job at the estate and sets his sights on Rose.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025
Unlike the card scams of previous years, this method executes a full transaction, delivering cash directly to an account controlled by the thief, kind of like a virtual pickpocket.
—Paolo Dal Cin, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
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Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Taking inspiration from the spring 2026 runways—as well as Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Lawrence—Sánchez Bezos embraced pickpocket styling, carrying her black Hermès Kelly unclasped.
—Vogue, 22 Dec. 2025
But that plan, worked up by Lord and Lady Davenport (Damian Lewis and Katherine Waterston), gets complicated when a handsome pickpocket named Eric (Ben Radcliffe) mistakenly lands a job at the estate and sets his sights on Rose.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025
Unlike the card scams of previous years, this method executes a full transaction, delivering cash directly to an account controlled by the thief, kind of like a virtual pickpocket.
—Paolo Dal Cin, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pickpocket
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“Pickpocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pickpocket. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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pickpocket
noun
pick·pock·et
ˈpik-ˌpäk-ət 
: a thief who steals from pockets and purses
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