purloin
verb (used with object)
to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
were purloining
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past progressiveof purloin.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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At one British university, students were purloining towels from their dispensers, so Sofidel provided dispensers with locks.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 25, 2019
Instantly Orin gathered up several of the bills quickly, conveying them out of sight with a guilty air as if he were purloining them.
From The Philistines by Arlo Bates
