stole
verb
simple past tense of steal.
stoles
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pluralof stole.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Protesters, some wearing clerical stoles draped over their shoulders, knelt while singing hymns and reciting the Lord’s Prayer in frigid conditions before being handcuffed and led away, video showed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Around their necks, they all too appropriately wear stoles that read: “Fight Poverty, Not the Poor” and “Jesus Was Homeless.”
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2025
But Francis seemed energized by his visit to the Rebibbia prison, where he was given a basket of vegetables grown in the prison garden as well as two liturgical stoles embroidered by the inmates.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
Both Cal Poly and UC Davis will also offer Black graduates Kente stoles made from traditional West African cloth to wear over their robes.
From Washington Times ● May 5, 2023
Actually, their tour of the Fontainebleau’s gaudy premises went unnoticed, amid the men striding about in Bermuda shorts of candy-striped raw silk, and the women wearing bathing suits and mink Answer 201 stoles simultaneously.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
