Sentence examples for steals from inspiring English sources

The word "steals" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when describing an act of taking something without permission. For example: "He steals money from the cash register."

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steals

noun

The number of stolen bases by a baserunner.

  • He has 25 steals this year.

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He steals from the houses he breaks into, but appears to take items, such as ornaments or jewellery, as 'mementos' rather than straightforward burglary.

Art theft has a way of elevating what it steals, because we miss what is not there.

When Liesel steals a book from her wealthy employer her world begins to expand.

Pitt's occasional over-acting aside, Spacey swoops in and steals the show as the film builds to its climax.

A man who steals the privacy of societies for his profit is a villain.

With stunning ease, the Wildcats built a 26-point lead in the first half over the Mountaineers 25-100), who led the nation in steals and figured their full-court press would at least bother Kentucky into some turnovers.

When a roughneck neighbour steals the cash, there's a fatal struggle, and she hangs for his death.

The perpetrator steals the Social Security number of the victim and enough other supporting information to apply for credit cards, rent an apartment, open a mobile-phone account or take on some other financial obligation.

And businesses risk lawsuits if they hire an ex-offender who harms or steals from a customer.

And as life expectancy increases, early death steals more years.

As the faster, and relatively harmless, primary wave steals across the threshold and rattles the windows, he grabs his shoes and family, and (time permitting) jams open an outside door and has everyone wedge themselves there ready for the full blast of the secondary and Rayleigh shocks.He wishes the warning would come minutes, rather than mere seconds, earlier.

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