Examples of thief in a Sentence

A thief took my purse. a thief has been stealing wallets and valuables from the lockers at the gym

Recent Examples on the Web Before entering the restaurant, the thief turned its power off via a Centerpoint cut-off handle outside, which damaged the screens Just GRK uses to project their menus. — Emma Balter, Chron, 6 May 2022 Museum staffers believe the thief or thieves didn’t understand the statues’ significance. — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 May 2022 Once removed by a thief, who often uses a portable rotary saw to cut through the exhaust plumbing, a car will often still run (usually poorly with numerous engine lights and warnings activated) but will emit a loud, telltale exhaust roar. — Bill Roberson, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022 Diabolik, a new feature adaptation of the cult Italian comic book about the titular master thief, has sold across Europe and also reached major deals for South Korea and Latin America. — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Apr. 2022 Diaz didn’t spot the thief until his driver’s side door had been opened. — Champe Barton, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2022 The married mother of two daughters said Safestreets was created as a response to recent incidents, including the death of a New Britain jogger allegedly run down by a teenage car thief and a shooting in Glastonbury last week. — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 10 July 2021 Still, whatever his trauma, the historical Billy was nonetheless a horse and cattle thief — and, more important, a killer. — Chris Vognar, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2022 Three weeks later, his store was hit again, this time by a thief who climbed up scaffolding, broke in through a second-story window and made off with several boxes of shoes. — Zusha Elinson, WSJ, 20 Mar. 2022 See More

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