Other Word Forms
- stealingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of stealing
1300–50; Middle English steling (gerund). See steal, -ing 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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Olaplex later accused the larger company of stealing its trade secrets and received $91.3 million in damages in 2019.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Scrutiny of hospice care has intensified, grabbing the attention of the federal government, which is vowing to decertify companies that are overbilling, stealing identities or charging for services never provided.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
One of the accounts shut down by TikTok - though still operating on Instagram at the time of publication - has caused further anger by stealing videos from real people.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Moreover, Angwin says, the edits that Grammarly proposed under her name to a user were “terrible — so they weren’t just stealing my livelihood but ruining my reputation.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
The breeze is just a little too strong, sometimes knocking me off balance or stealing my breath away.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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