How to Use larcenous in a Sentence

larcenous

adjective

• His hunger for the music was boundless, even larcenous.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2022
• After the larcenous lootation (which is now a word, because why not?) of DeAndre Hopkins, wide receiver isn't so much a need here.
  — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 22 Apr. 2020
• This focus puts a finer point on what was an intermittent theme in the first season: the larcenous nature of everyday life.
  — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2018
• This new true crime documentary recalls the crew of larcenous adolescents busted back in 2009.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2022
• Blindspotting director Carlos Lopez Estrada will direct the new film, once again retelling the story of the swashbuckling fox and his larcenous adventures in Nottingham.
  — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2020
• The reveal starred a larcenous talking monkey who tricks a black-market trader into accepting a fraudulent trade.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 12 June 2017
• The good news is that, after 18 years of larcenous tyranny under Joseph Kabila, Congo has a different president.
  — The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
• And then there’s larcenous Aunt Debra, played with deader-than-deadpan humor by a hilarious Bonnie Milligan, who would, ahem, steal the show if it were not written with such exquisite balance.
  — Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
• The writers of this action sequel are magnificently larcenous.
  — Michael Heaton, cleveland.com, 23 Mar. 2018
• The patent cites iPods as a specific source of larcenous intent, but administration of such a system could be easier in MacBooks and iPhones, which already have movement sensors for other purposes.
  — David Becker, WIRED, 17 May 2007
• Put simply, as law enforcement rightfully examines its procedures and protocols, putting some on pause as a result, the larcenous see more opportunity.
  — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Feb. 2022
• Kim not only displayed her own larcenous streak -- laughing off warnings about Jimmy's behavior from her former boss, Howard (Patrick Fabian), then fantasizing about ways of retaliating against him -- but her toughness and resilience.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 21 Apr. 2020
• Finally, however, the lively and amiable spirit of the endeavor converts our inner curmudgeon just as the spirit of Christmas eventually overpowered that larcenous Grinch, played by Jim Carrey.
  — Los Angeles Times, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2022
• Nadja Nguyen is Colette Fo, Patience’s cheerfully larcenous landlady.
  — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 22 July 2021

Last Updated: 16 Oct 2024