Example Sentences

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Yes, using the DOJ’s website, users are pilfering software and documents from the Epstein files.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

He probably feels more awful about his after-hours pilfering than you do.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

A former United States Postal Service supervisor from Compton has admitted to being a serial mail thief, pilfering more than $300,000 worth of checks, gold and collectible currency while on the job, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2025

Later, as the team fell into arrears on pool rent payments, we learned that Stovall was accused of pilfering funds.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2024

Between meals, if his mother did not stand guard, he was constantly pilfering at the wretched store of food on the shelf.

From "1984" by George Orwell