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The start of the conflict revealed that one tool the Israelis used to target the Ayatollah and his top crew of thieving monsters was their extended hack of the traffic cameras outside his Tehran compound.—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026 The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed about 4,000 years ago, follows a king who searches the world for a plant that can restore youth, only to lose the plant to a thieving snake.—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026 The new restaurant will expand upon the whimsical backstory of Crafty Coyote — the pie-thieving crook from the nearby Knott’s Bear-y Farm dark ride who has given up his outlaw ways to open the new eatery next door.—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026 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 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