shoplifter

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Recent Examples of shoplifter Pic is about a ring of enterprising boosters (aka shoplifters, equal opportunists), who take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024 There’s a homelessness crisis intertwined with a fentanyl crisis on the streets, retailers are locking away more merchandise to deter shoplifters, metals thieves are making off with whole streetlamps, and sometimes destructive, sometimes deadly street takeovers are proliferating. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024 Drug offenders and shoplifters across the state currently face a misdemeanor for breaking the law. Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Sep. 2024 Taylor Wilson: And how often do shoplifters get caught? Daniel De Vise: Around half said that they'd been caught. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shoplifter 
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Noun
  • This Travelon anti-theft crossbody bag has a five-point security system and is made with slash-resistant materials that deter sneaky pickpockets.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Arteta hired professional pickpockets to (temporarily) rob his players of their phones and wallets at dinner.
    Phil Hay, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Sweet potatoes, fruit Jello, and roast pork — not turkey — would be served to all the inmates, from the lowliest cutpurse to what amounted to the celebrity wing, and its residents: Alexander Pantages, the millionaire theater magnate convicted of raping a 17-year-old dancer.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • She was born in the Barbican, in about 1584, and died in Fleet Street in 1659, becoming a thief, cutpurse and fence along the way.
    Longreads, Longreads, 8 May 2018
Noun
  • The stigma kleptomaniacs face can leave them feeling ashamed, embarrassed or afraid to seek support.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Here are three reasons behind the behavior of a kleptomaniac, according to research.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024

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