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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

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 Galton, Francis, Sir

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 Kingscote, Mrs. Howard