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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 Kingscote, Mrs. Howard

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