thieving
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Alcutt recently encountered a woman who was part of a suspected thieving group processing stolen copper in an encampment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
The seeds were there—not to make the case that Bankman-Fried was innocent or a victim of circumstance, but that he was the type of thieving fraud worthy of some extra consideration.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2024
Sentencing, the district judge said: "Seemingly, even the birds are not beyond your thieving grasp. You may conceive of these as just eggs but they are protected. This was a deplorable thing to do."
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2024
Surveillance video depicting the accused robbers and their purported thieving was posted on Twitter by the Irvine Police Department.
From Washington Times • Aug. 2, 2023
Hadn’t Quincy practically caught the old fox thieving a silver cup from an apprentice?
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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