How to Use thief in a Sentence
thief
noun
- A thief took my purse.
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The teller complied, and the thief walked out with the cash.
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David Hernandez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Dec. 2022
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The thieves came from all walks of life and all corners of the globe.
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Richard Lardner,
Fortune,
13 Nov. 2023
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Has the would-be thief found a way to bypass the sensors?
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Laura Bell Main,
Forbes,
30 Nov. 2023
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From then on, the thief can use the key to unlock, start, and turn off the car.
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Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
8 June 2022
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In that moment, the thief was able to jump back over the desk and escape.
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Staci Robinson,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2023
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Instead, the thief only has to make their way into the cab of the truck.
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Salvador Hernandezstaff Writer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Dec. 2022
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There might have been a thief on set, and her name might have been Phoebe.
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Todd Plummer,
Harper's BAZAAR,
23 Mar. 2022
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The thief then reached down to a shelf for more items to throw at the customer on his way out the door.
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Sam Whiting,
San Francisco Chronicle,
6 Mar. 2022
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The true-crime tale of a genius art thief who kept all the spoils for himself.
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The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Sep. 2023
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That's because a brisket thief appears to be on the loose.
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Christopher Kuhagen,
Journal Sentinel,
4 June 2024
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The thief dropped a bottle of whiskey, rushed to the cellar and left through the ceiling hole, Helal said.
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Kyle Melnick,
Washington Post,
6 July 2023
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The thief left the parking lot driving a dark gray Chevy Tahoe.
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John Benson,
cleveland,
24 Aug. 2022
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The thief likely used a box cutter to slice through the perimeter of the canvas.
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Alisa Bowman,
Discover Magazine,
2 Jan. 2023
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The thieves ran out of the store and fled before police could arrive.
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Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Nov. 2023
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The thief has stolen at least two shopping carts, which cost about $300 each.
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Asia Simone Burns,
ajc,
22 Dec. 2022
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Inside the store, the thieves piled food in their arms, rummaging through shelves and the front counter.
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Angie Orellana Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2024
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One of the thieves brought and discharged a fire extinguisher in the store.
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Martin Weil,
Washington Post,
18 Dec. 2023
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The greediest thieves go for the whole bike, and their tactics might trick you.
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Matt Jancer,
WIRED,
28 Nov. 2023
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After pulling off a massive heist, rarely does the thief go back to the scene of the crime for a second loot.
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Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
5 June 2024
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Scott Lang is a thief who just gets out of prison and is stealing yet again to survive.
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Kori Williams,
Seventeen,
16 Feb. 2023
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The caller said the thief left in an older model brown Buick.
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John Benson,
cleveland,
5 July 2022
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This sort of thing is very out of character for the minor thief.
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Lauren Morgan,
EW.com,
20 July 2022
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The thieves pulled off what seemed to be an impossible crime.
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USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2024
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So, if someone’s ape NFT gets stolen via a phishing scam, the blockchain treats the thief as the new owner.
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Eric Ravenscraft,
Wired,
12 Mar. 2022
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Apparently, the thief was unable to start the car and left it there.
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cleveland,
26 Aug. 2022
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Martin resolved to catch the thief before the school year began.
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cleveland,
4 Nov. 2022
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The thief had allegedly confessed, which was how the caller knew where to find me.
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Michelle Singletary,
Washington Post,
21 Feb. 2024
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And George is briefly kidnapped by a Dickensian den of thieves.
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Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
16 Oct. 2024
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New York, like most states in the US (except Louisiana) holds that even a good faith purchaser cannot acquire a valid title from a thief.
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Patricia Failing,
ARTnews.com,
21 Oct. 2024
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