filches
- present tense form of filch (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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"But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed."
From New York Times ● Jan. 22, 2018
In his ruling, he quoted “Othello”: “He that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him and makes me poor indeed.”
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 4, 2016
I sidle over to spoon my husband’s cream of Jerusalem artichoke soup with lemon verbena and shellfish; he filches confit.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2015
By contrast, Fairey simply filches artworks and hopes that no one notices — the joke is on you.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2012
Then the Paphlagonian filches from one of us what we have prepared and makes a present of it to our old man.
From The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 by Aristophanes
