sneak thief

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Recent Examples of sneak thief Jake Gyllenhaal lost 20 pounds to play Louis Bloom, the ghoulish sneak thief-turned-freelance crime scene journalist, in this alternately gripping and skin-crawling drama. Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022
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Noun
  • This American heiress summering in Cannes has just met Grant’s former cat burglar.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2024
  • In theaters May 24 08 of 31 The Garfield Movie Just call him a cat burglar.
    Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
Noun
  • Upon apparently learning that the works would not fit in the vehicle, the burglars ripped two from their frames and left the other two damaged in the street.
    News Desk, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The actor also played Watergate burglar Frank Sturgis in the 1976 film All The President's Men.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Statewide, after national media for years showed images of thieves ransacking drug stores, Californians approved a ballot measure that tightened penalties on theft.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Others, such as the Dickensian gang of thieves that briefly take George in, feel like they might have been airlifted in from a collegiate production of Oliver Twist.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024

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