was stealing
- past progressive of steal.
Example Sentences
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In a deposition, Grillo said he fired Duarte because he believed she was stealing cat and dog food, janitorial supplies and personal items — which she denied.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
Supreme Court allowed a state prosecution to go ahead against two federal soldiers who had shot and killed a man they believed was stealing from federal property.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2026
“It was like someone was stealing money from the cookie jar and they kept refilling it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
In 2020, Danish antiquities dealer Dr Ittai Gradel began to suspect an eBay seller he had been buying from was a thief who was stealing from the British Museum.
From BBC ● May 27, 2024
I crouched there where I had landed for some moments, hands spread upon the turf, reminding myself that I was stealing only from those who claimed to own me.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
