How to Use stole in a Sentence

stole

noun
  • Throw on a rabbit fur stole, red lipstick and you’re all set.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Less laidback were cinched waists and scarves and stoles that wrapped around the neck and shoulder.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2024
  • An old fur coat or feather stole could also be ruined.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
  • So did their dream of a parade — the pandemic stole last year’s — and our dream too.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021
  • But for others, what the pandemic stole cannot be filled with something else.
    — NBC News, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The kitty draped himself all over his rescuer’s neck like a living fox stole.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Graduates are encouraged to wear their caps and gowns, along with any stoles or cords.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • It was topped it off with a white fur stole and Monroe's signature opera gloves.
    — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Madonna amped up the drama with a pair of black, full-length latex gloves with a furry stole.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Two males entered a store, jumped the counter, threatened a clerk and stole cigarettes.
    — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2020
  • What sticks in my memory is that my mother brought her mink stole, as ladies did then for chilly summer nights.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022
  • Is Minnie’s stole made of gemelli pasta?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
  • The ensemble also featured a white tulle stole and matte ivory opera gloves.
    — Jenny Haward, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
  • Officers learned that two unknown male suspects had entered the store and stole foods.
    — cleveland, 4 June 2021
  • The Grammy winner’s stole was longer than many of the trains on attendees’ gowns.
    — Elise Hammond, CNN, 2 May 2023
  • The list of objects authorities say the suspects stole is long.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • In many cases, thieves ransacked the vehicles and stole items of value that had been left inside.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 14 Oct. 2020
  • The suspect stole jewelry that was passed down to Chin and his wife from their families.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2021
  • The Batman alum accessorized with a furry light brown stole on one arm, which reached all the way down to her knees.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
  • She was then given a Bible, a vessel of water and a stole as symbols of her new role as pastor.
    — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Young Penelope added a colorful fuzzy stole and some equally chic cowgirl boots for a lunch date with mom.
    — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The unknown suspect stole from the car a bag containing $600.
    — cleveland, 1 Dec. 2021
  • No signs were stolen Saturday night, and the police did not say whether the three who were shot stole the previous signs.
    — Emma Colton, Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2020
  • In the photo, Kourtney can be seen wearing a see-through red dress, a red stole, and a pair of strappy sandals.
    — Glamour, 21 May 2022
  • Track Star Miu Miu’s version of a track suit is worn with a pair of shiny loafers, a cloche hat and a faux fur stole.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
  • The unknown suspects broke into the building and stole cellphones, cash and other items, police say.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 28 Sep. 2021
  • There were white fur stoles and chubbies, a black-and-white topper with a bow, and a matching animal print coat, skirt and pillbox hat.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • People broke into the cash machines and stole televisions, but some of the spoils were pointless, Tanya said.
    — Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Clark wears a fur stole and collects artifacts of civilization to ground people in an idea of the future based on the past.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2021
  • In the snap, shared on Instagram, the graduate is wearing her black cap and gown with a stole draped over her shoulders.
    — Liz Calvario, NBC News, 27 May 2022

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