plural thieves
ˈthēvz 
: one that steals especially stealthily or secretly
also
: one who commits theft or larceny
Examples of thief in a Sentence
A thief took my purse.
a thief has been stealing wallets and valuables from the lockers at the gym
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The Nope actress stars as Zoe, a conniving thief who plots to steal an armored truck, in the heist-comedy The Pickup.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Robert De Niro is Neil McCauley, a master thief planning a daring bank robbery with the help of his crew (including Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, and Danny Trejo), and Al Pacino is LAPD Lieutenant Vincent Hanna, obsessed with bringing McCauley to justice.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
This movie follows the animal heist crew Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Shark, Mr. Piranha, and Ms. Tarantula, who have turned over a new leaf and are trying to rehabilitate themselves as former thieves.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Though the thief is confronted in the premiere, much of the vibranium winds up scattered around the world.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Robert De Niro is Neil McCauley, a master thief planning a daring bank robbery with the help of his crew (including Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, and Danny Trejo), and Al Pacino is LAPD Lieutenant Vincent Hanna, obsessed with bringing McCauley to justice.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
This movie follows the animal heist crew Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Shark, Mr. Piranha, and Ms. Tarantula, who have turned over a new leaf and are trying to rehabilitate themselves as former thieves.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Though the thief is confronted in the premiere, much of the vibranium winds up scattered around the world.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for thief
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“Thief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thief. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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