Examples of petty theft in a Sentence
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Even high-profile hacks of casinos and large companies do not translate to criminals trying to breach residential smart locks for petty theft.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The charges were later reduced to petty theft.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Additionally, he was charged with two misdemeanor counts of petty theft.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
The misdemeanor charge is for petty theft, pertaining to the removal of a campaign sign.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The charges were later reduced to petty theft.
—Dan Pompei, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Additionally, he was charged with two misdemeanor counts of petty theft.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
The misdemeanor charge is for petty theft, pertaining to the removal of a campaign sign.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for petty theft
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“Petty theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20theft. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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