stolen (from)

past participle of steal (from)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stolen (from)
Verb
  • Two more banks in the Central District were allegedly robbed similarly that same day.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Two other banks also in downtown San Francisco were robbed the same day in the same fashion, police said.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Who doesn’t have childhood memories of arguing about Boardwalk and Park Place until the popcorn bowl got knocked over during an evening of wholesome family entertainment?
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Animal control officers say the rattlesnake was secured in a glass enclosure, but the two cobras had been inside plastic totes, which were knocked over, spilling them onto the floor, Beckman said.
    Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Willy Adames, as is his wont, ripped off Bailey’s jersey, the two emphatically dapping hands and bumping chests.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Stellar radiation would have ripped off any hydrogen-helium atmosphere with which the planet may have formed.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Buckeyes sacked him four times.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Mac Jones was strip-sacked in the second quarter for a defensive touchdown, the beginning of the end for the Bill Belichick era.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His first action in the game was a shoulder drop that saw his boot taken off by a Forest defender who just couldn’t get close enough to him.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • His work has taken off since then, leading him to design helmets for other major programs such as Michigan, Tennessee and BYU, among others.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Protesters smashed windows and looted local businesses and set government buildings on fire.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Healthcare workers are routinely kidnaped and ambulances targeted and looted.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The towns of Harrisonville, Butler and Osceola were plundered during Bleeding Kansas.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • These will hold a particular interest for the Bloomsbury enthusiast because the majority of them are previously unpublished (an impressive feat, given how often the various archives have been plundered by other biographers).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ravens by 17 Chargers at Raiders (+3½) The Chargers knocked off division rival Kansas City to win in Brazil in the first-ever NFL game streamed on YouTube.
    Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
  • He was knocked off course several times.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Stolen (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stolen%20%28from%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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