thieving
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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When they aren’t thieving, bald eagles also scavenge from roadkill or help themselves to free food found in human garbage or at the town landfill.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026
Alcutt recently encountered a woman who was part of a suspected thieving group processing stolen copper in an encampment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
She plays a thieving fox whom Po apprehends stealing relics.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024
Surveillance video depicting the accused robbers and their purported thieving was posted on Twitter by the Irvine Police Department.
From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2023
Jesus had righteous indignation when he turned over the tables in the temple and drove out the thieving moneychangers.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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