theft
noun
the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny.
thefts
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pluralof theft.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The rooftop thefts are a newer trend in the Pasadena area and have amounted to more damage than what the copper material is worth, Cuellar said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Since the scam, which happened in January this year, Little has spent time researching such thefts and just how common they are.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
The thefts targeted rare Russian classics worth millions of euros in total, including by 19th-century literary greats Pushkin and Nikolai Gogol.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Email records show Flock’s courtship of the bureau dates at least to spring 2024, when the company agreed to donate two of its plate readers to help combat copper thefts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
‘The practise of transcription in our dayes was no monster in theirs: Plagiarie had not its nativitie with printing,’ he concluded, ‘but began in times when thefts were difficult’ because books were in short supply.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
