pilfered

past tense of pilfer

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pilfered These decisions ultimately negatively impacted the taxpayers, pilfered away tax dollars, and added to existing cost-of-living issues, whether in small amounts (Daytona Beach Ford 250 pickup trucks) or large ones (Gainesville GRU). — Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 Brentford have pilfered their talented midfield linchpin Mamadou Sangare, while Crystal Palace prised away former manager Pierre Sage. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 In the 10th minute, Neil El Aynaoui pilfered the ball from Ryan Christie, then nearly capitalized on the ensuing counterattack, finding free space in front of an open net but overrunning Azzedine Ounahi’s cross. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 June 2026 What is that if not a direct license to keep even more public money pilfered via nonpayment, and a marker that the president and his inner circle are above the law? — New York Daily News, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026 The music joins the casting and a too-scary third act as the only elements of this movie that don’t fully embrace its bar-lowering lack of ambition — the only elements that don’t feel pilfered from pre-existing classics. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 May 2026 Tyler Cordeiro first pilfered Jannotta’s prescription pills as a teenager. — Craig R. McCoy, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 Many of the things that happen in this film have happened for real, and they’re pilfered from actual F1 events. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026 As when just standing in the Mingus Quick Stop parking lot and squinting down the street at lifting dust while overhearing from within the most mysterious conversation about missing Little Debbie Honey Buns—not stolen, gradually pilfered, but just missing. — David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pilfered
Verb
  • On the first play of the third quarter, Wagner stole the ball from Hawks big man Onyeka Okongwu and scored with ease in transition.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Federal authorities said her husband and several other individuals stole millions of dollars from the casino by creating fraudulent credit vouchers.
    — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Thieves made off with nearly $1 million in sports, Pokémon and other trading cards swiped from a FedEx truck in Southern California last week, police said Monday.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Two full pallets of collectible cards were stolen, and some cards on a third pallet were also swiped when thieves broke into a FedEx truck, according to police.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

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“Pilfered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pilfered. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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