Examples of petty theft in a Sentence
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The women, aged 31, 50, and 26, were charged with felony grand theft, and two of them were charged with petty theft with two priors, court records show.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Phillips was preliminarily charged by SFPD with assaulting a peace officer with force, threat to an executive officer, possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia, petty theft, battery upon an officer, resisting arrest, and contempt of court order, according to San Francisco County jail records.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 6 Mar. 2026
In 2020, he was charged with misdemeanor battery and petty theft in Los Angeles.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Tony Blain, who resigned from his council seat last fall, is also accused of destruction of public documents and misdemeanor petty theft, according to the criminal complaint filed in October.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Phillips was preliminarily charged by SFPD with assaulting a peace officer with force, threat to an executive officer, possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia, petty theft, battery upon an officer, resisting arrest, and contempt of court order, according to San Francisco County jail records.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 6 Mar. 2026
In 2020, he was charged with misdemeanor battery and petty theft in Los Angeles.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Tony Blain, who resigned from his council seat last fall, is also accused of destruction of public documents and misdemeanor petty theft, according to the criminal complaint filed in October.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Petty theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20theft. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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