pilfer
verb (used with or without object)
to steal, especially in small quantities.
will pilfer
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future tenseof pilfer.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Once in a while, if a base stealer is fast enough, or the first baseman is too slow in converting his end of the play, the runner will pilfer the base anyway.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2018
There is a proverb to the effect that even from the gold given by their mothers to be turned into jewels, they will pilfer a little.
From Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India by Mrs. Howard Kingscote
If all theft be punished, your administration will be a reign of terror; for every savage, even your best friends, will pilfer little things from you, whenever they have a good opportunity.
From The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Sir Francis Galton
