Examples of thieve in a Sentence
someone's been thieving my cookies!
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Snow White and Jonathan meet at the castle when he’s caught thieving potatoes.
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Colorado puppy thieves fake seizure during heist: police Denver-area pet store heist during which a suspect allegedly faked having a seizure to create a distraction is captured on video, police say.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Vrindavan's nearest neighbor, Mathura, also has predatory, thieving monkeys.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
There are thieving cats, too — hold on to your sardines, mice and computer cables!
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
Colorado puppy thieves fake seizure during heist: police Denver-area pet store heist during which a suspect allegedly faked having a seizure to create a distraction is captured on video, police say.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
Vrindavan's nearest neighbor, Mathura, also has predatory, thieving monkeys.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
There are thieving cats, too — hold on to your sardines, mice and computer cables!
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thieve
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“Thieve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thieve. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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