How to Use larceny in a Sentence

larceny

noun
  • He was arrested and charged with larceny.
  • He has been accused of several larcenies.
  • He was charged with forgery and larceny.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • The noisy ones have either hope or larceny in their souls.
    — Chip Bell, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Martinez was charged with five counts of larceny theft and released on bond.
    — Gabriella Paiella, The Cut, 14 Sep. 2017
  • She has been charged with first-degree larceny and third-degree forgery.
    — Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2021
  • She was charged with first-degree larceny and third-degree forgery.
    — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Trudeau was charged with larceny and is scheduled to appear in court later this month.
    — Ruth Bruno, courant.com, 6 July 2018
  • What’s going on is creative larceny at scale.
    — Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Trump won’t do a deal unless there’s something extra—a kind of moral larceny—in it.
    — Erin Blakemore, Longreads, 24 Aug. 2017
  • The limits of their larceny are small-time, their purpose much bigger.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2022
  • Because larceny is not a violent crime, the judge opted for no prison.
    — David Owens, courant.com, 26 June 2018
  • She was hit with larceny charges for taking certain items from the memorial.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Meanwhile, law enforcement is trying to put a stop to the larceny.
    — Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 19 Feb. 2021
  • The two face sentences of up to 15 years in prison on felony charges including grand larceny.
    — Allen Salkin, Vanities, 2 Mar. 2017
  • His most recent arrest was on a grand larceny charge, on May 16.
    — Sean Piccoli and Ashley Southall, New York Times, 5 June 2017
  • The man was called to the police station where he was convicted of a felony warrant and larceny.
    — Alex Polyakov, Forbes, 15 June 2022
  • Officers said they were called to a local store on reports of a larceny taking place.
    — Amanda Blanco, courant.com, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Wanted for larceny from a building.
    — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Malin is hoping the police can work with Duane Reade to reduce the larcenies.
    — Zolan Kanno-Youngs, WSJ, 14 May 2018
  • Court docs show that Avery was charged with felony breaking and entering and larceny.
    — Liza Esquibias, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
  • On one hand, his larceny is unmatched — 14 more steals in three games since the All-Star break.
    — Law Murray, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Johnson was arraigned last month on one count of larceny over $1,200.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Yankowski said it has been used to spot medical emergencies, larcenies and other crimes.
    — John Wisely, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • On the larceny of a firearm charge, Briggs faces five years in prison and/or a $2,500 fine.
    — Evan Sasiela, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Detection rates for larceny and theft are about 25 percent.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Roman was arrested at the time on charges of first-degree robbery and fifth-degree larceny.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Carl Ferraro, 57, of Darien was charged with eight counts of first-degree larceny.
    — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2022
  • Police data shows that larceny theft, which includes retail theft and car break-ins, is down 37% from this time last year.
    — Veronica Miracle, CNN, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Through his early years on the force, Jenkins goes from learning how to scam the overtime rules to outright larceny.
    — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2022

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