steal
verb (used with object)
to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force.
stealable
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a word derived from
steal.
Example Sentences
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They were quick on their feet, stole every stealable base at least once, and were clearly out for blood.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
There were pure silver bummers, plated-ware bummers, jewelry bummers, women’s clothing bummers, provision bummers, and, in fine, a bummer or bummers for every kind of stealable thing.
From The Women of the Confederacy by J. L. Underwood
There exist ingenuous bourgeois, of whom it might be said, that they have a "stealable" air.
From Les Misérables by Isabel Florence Hapgood
You see I am not placing any actual control over stealable property in you—not yet....
From Children of the Whirlwind by Leroy Scott
