as in robbery
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
a man who has a history of petty thievery and narcotics peddling
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Recent Examples of thievery
For the majority of the story, Lamia and Saeed are left to their own devices, including resorting to thievery.
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
Friends since their youth, the two grow up together in petty thievery which leads to dual lives in organized crime.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
But there was another side to this sweet young thing—a history of tantrums, thievery, and rebellion.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
Derek Hough is coming clean about a bit of youthful thievery.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
Friends since their youth, the two grow up together in petty thievery which leads to dual lives in organized crime.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
But there was another side to this sweet young thing—a history of tantrums, thievery, and rebellion.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
Derek Hough is coming clean about a bit of youthful thievery.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for thievery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thievery
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Police will still be limited to only pursuing individuals suspected of committing a forcible violent crime — robberies, for instance, but not burglaries — or if there’s probable cause to believe a suspect is carrying a firearm.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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There are set pieces of a scale previously unheard of for the director — explosions, car chases, bank robberies — as well as his most bankable star yet in Leonardo DiCaprio.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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The jury also recommended that Catarino serve 12 years for each manslaughter conviction, three years for each armed criminal action conviction, and one year for each stealing of a firearm conviction.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hollywood starlet Sydney Sweeney has done plenty of scene-stealing in Euphoria and The White Lotus but her latest breakout performance may be on Wall Street.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Cottrell was also charged with theft by unlawful taking, tampering with physical evidence and other charges at the time, the outlet reported.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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At the time of the theft, the sanctuary was preparing to relocate the guinea pigs to Phoenix.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Thievery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thievery. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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