Sentence examples for instead of stealing from inspiring English sources

I couldn't understand why he was standing there instead of stealing into a hole.

They raise the prospect of working instead of stealing to make ends meet.

In this surprisingly funny book, this time, instead of stealing underpants, they are giving them away.

Instead of stealing ideas from the underground, the big sneaker makers positioned themselves as supporting it.

And instead of stealing just one person's credit card, you can steal from millions of people at the same time.

Or a police force that you trust will solve your burglary instead of stealing more of your stuff.

Rocked by file sharing and plummeting CD sales, the labels were so delighted at the thought of Apple users filling their iPods with purchased tracks instead of stolen ones that they OKd the company's use of a proprietary DRM.

Well, I didn't get mugged and instead of "stolen" I might say, "inadvertently left in a cab"... but I did lose my wallet in Cebu City during a recent trip from Hilongos to Dumaguete.

Paul instead accused Clinton of stealing his ideas.

By the way, if you stick different labels on stuff instead of just stealing it, it actually counts as fraud rather than shoplifting.

When people steal copyrighted material and exchange it among themselves, it is called "file swapping" instead of fencing stolen goods.