steal
verb (used with object)
to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force.
have stolen
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present perfectof steal.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The FBI says it is investigating a reported breach of its system after a cybercrime group claimed to have stolen sensitive information on thousands of bureau personnel.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Some maintain the government may have stolen inventor Nikola Tesla’s research on a “death beam” after he died in 1943.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
Another debutant, Japan's Motomu Sakai, looked to have stolen the show earlier in the afternoon session as he beat Thibault Tricole of France in straight sets.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
And in North Korea’s case, hacking groups linked to the state have stolen billions in digital assets, using them to bypass restrictions on weapons funding.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 2, 2025
Why would Ms. Zelda have stolen the slippers?
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
