1
: a long loose garment : robe
2
: an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a long usually silk band worn traditionally around the neck by bishops and priests and over the left shoulder by deacons
3
: a long wide scarf or similar covering worn by women usually across the shoulders
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Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
In the second-floor dressing room, some stole glances onto the west terrace, which was covered in plywood and scattered with paint buckets.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
On September 18, Lawrence transitioned her summer sandals and baggy jeans into fall by adding a luxe fur stole, keeping her toes free and shoulders warm on a night out in New York.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2025
During the Edwardian period and early 20th century, luxury fur coats, full-length wraps, stoles, and extravagant collars were at the height of fashion—as much a symbol of wealth as any jewel.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Iblis granted her wish not simply by saving Hunbish’s life, but by giving him immortality—an immortality Shadi and Khalid stole.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
In the second-floor dressing room, some stole glances onto the west terrace, which was covered in plywood and scattered with paint buckets.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
On September 18, Lawrence transitioned her summer sandals and baggy jeans into fall by adding a luxe fur stole, keeping her toes free and shoulders warm on a night out in New York.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2025
During the Edwardian period and early 20th century, luxury fur coats, full-length wraps, stoles, and extravagant collars were at the height of fashion—as much a symbol of wealth as any jewel.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stole
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“Stole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stole. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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