stealing

IPA: stˈiɫɪŋ

noun

  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to steal, theft.
  • (archaic, chiefly in the plural) That which is stolen; stolen property.
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Examples of "stealing" in Sentences

  • In America, what we call stealing, they call pork.
  • Well, Mother, it just means that I've been stealing Mr. Walters's trout all summer -- _stealing_ them.
  • But in stealing from the best, “Dog Soldiers” is the most exciting assault on the senses to rip out our throats all year.
  • Petty theft is defined as stealing $400 or less of money or merchandise and is punishable by a fine or a jail sentence of six months or less.
  • I think we should audit every governor's expense reports/taxes to find out how much money and services they've been stealing from the taxpayers.
  • Let's see ... they float all these manner of * swinging* (read stealing) the various delegates necessary to win AFTER they suck the media into a kerfuffle about Obama * stealing* language from Patrick?
  • Author and campaigner George Monbiot said: “When you step into a superstore, you are faced with a choice of two crimes: joining the poor in stealing from the rich, or helping the rich to steal from the poor.
  • You could argue that they are fighting to keep it from him with the intent of giving it to them if they get custody, but either way, they become responsible for the children having lost both parents when they remove the children from his care, again stealing from the children, or they take away what memorabilia the children did have of their mother just because they didn't want him to have any of it.

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