How to Use thief in a Sentence

thief

noun
  • A thief took my purse.
  • The thieves are still at large.
    — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The two would-be thieves got away.
    — Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Don't like a liar, can't stand a thief.
    — Tony Peterson, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The birds are cute, but some can be thieves.
    — Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
  • Of course, the child thief was not alone for long.
    — Annie Ernaux, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The thieves dropped two pieces in their haste to get away.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The dogs had been stolen by thieves tied to the dog meat trade.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Or where the thief who took it is headed.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The thief may already have your phone.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • The thieves were never heard from again.
    — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
  • Lopez had a message for the thieves.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The word was even used for boxers and thieves.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Freight thieves do have other tastes.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Freight thieves do have other tastes.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • Yet thieves have found a nasty workaround.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • The thieves fled on scooters and have yet to be caught.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Not from the pumps — the thieves are drilling holes in gas tanks to get it.
    — Reg Chapman, CBS News, 5 May 2026
  • The thieves chose the one day a week when the warehouse is closed.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
  • That can mean a thief filed first and tried to steal your refund.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
  • The thieves came from all walks of life and all corners of the globe.
    — Richard Lardner, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Being locked with a pal in this room with a wine thief and a glass.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 30 Sep. 2020
  • Josh Jacobs knows time is a thief.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Chris Hemsworth plays a jewel thief.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2026
  • In the dead of night, a group of armed thieves creeps toward a locked vault.
    — Olivia Potts, Longreads, 28 May 2026
  • Some thieves in Europe must have had a sweet tooth.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The thieves ran from the gallery with four Andy Warhol works.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
  • There might have been a thief on set, and her name might have been Phoebe.
    — Todd Plummer, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Eilish stans set out to find the thief and defend the singer.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Goodman aims to be a cunning thief.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 June 2026

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