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These contrasting environments, plus their focus on allowing visitors to thieve bourbon from the barrels and choose their own edition, creates a totally unique Virginia bourbon experience.—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026 Females are turning out in droves to see the third installment in the long-dormant franchise about a group of thieving magicians, buying up 54 percent of all tickets sold so far.—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 15 Nov. 2025 Despite mixed reviews, the first two films about the thieving illusionists known as the Four Horseman were commercial successes; the original grossed $350 million while the sequel generated $334 million.—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Nov. 2025 Grab them all, ICE, every last thieving one of them.—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thieve
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