How to use thief in a sentence

More sentences with thief

• The policeman broke sixty on a residential street in his hurry to catch the thief.From the entry break
• The judge imposed on the thief a sentence of fifteen strokes with the rod.From the entry rod
• It's my belief that the thief is somebody known to us.From the entry belief
• I put it to you, Sir, that you are a thief and a liar.From the entry put
• When the alarm went off, the thief dropped the booty and ran.From the entry run
• They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.From the entry rumor
• I caught the thief, but he slipped my grasp and ran away.From the entry slip
• I'm not a thief, I am a pragmatist. I need this bread to feed my family.From the entry pragmatist
• The thief stole all the money and credit cards out of the old man's wallet.From the entry wallet
• Whoever stole the painting, the police will catch the thief in no time.From the entry whoever
• The antitheft device meant the thief could not leave the store.From the entry antitheft
• He is a policeman by day and a thief by night.From the entry by day
• The thief finally turned himself in at the police station.From the entry turn in
• The thief was turned off by the hangman.From the entry turn off
• The suspected thief was requested to empty her pockets.From the entry empty
• The thief was caught on camera pocketing the diamond.From the entry pocket
• For catching the thief, you'll get a nice reward.From the entry reward
• The car thief fought with an officer and tried to drown a police dog before being shot while escaping.From the entry drown
• The thief had turned the room upside down.From the entry upside down
• I suspect him of being the thief.From the entry suspect
• The thief was running with the purse in his hands.From the entry run with
• Watch out, there's a thief about.From the entry about
• The alleged thief was arrested yesterday.From the entry alleged
• “You're a stealer and a robber and a swiper and a thief,” I shouted.2013, Ruth I. Johnson, Joy Sparton and the Money Mix-Up. From the entry stealer
• Good week for: Cyclists, after Britain's most prolific bicycle thief was banged to rights.2007 May 26, The Week, 615, 6. From the entry bang to rights
• With your address and your garage door opener, a thief can drive right in.1995, Louise Rafkin, “Car Safety”, in Street Smarts: A Personal Safety Guide for Women, 1st edition, HarperCollins, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC…. From the entry garage door opener
• It is rather confused rhetoric to call a grafter a thief.1980, David Mark Chalmers, The Muchrake Years, Krieger Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 152. From the entry grafter
• Special cases, such as duke : duchess, master : mistress, thief : thievess demand a separate mention.[1933, Leonard Bloomfield, “Morphologic Types”, in Language, New York, N.Y.: Henry Holt and Company, →OCLC, page 238. From the entry thievess
• "He sleeps rough"—therefore he is, doubtless, a thief, a drunkard, and a liar.1926, Rose Macaulay, A Casual Commentary, New York, N.Y.: Boni & Liveright, →OCLC, page 101. From the entry sleep rough
• They call you a land of license—free but to thug and thief.1915, Cale Young Rice, “My Country”, in Collected Plays and Poems, page 342. From the entry thug
• Never seen 'im but onct—mought be a redhanded 'sass'n—ur a thief—ur—ur—ur anythin'!1913, Edwin Carlile Litsey, A Maid of the Kentucky Hills, →ISBN. From the entry redhanded
• "I'll hit you again, you thief !” he cried angrily, shaking “Ho-ho-ho!” he croaked.1900, Ching Foo, the Yellow Dwarf; Or the Bradys and the Opium Smokers, page 2. From the entry ho
• “Aw, every traveler's a thief, but stealing from your own family?” “Yeah, that boy's all kinds of trouble.2024 December 17, Tim Miller, “Exodus: Odyssey” (3:06 from the start), in Secret Level, season 1, episode 11, spoken by Thadie Voss…. From the entry smitten
• He felt increasingly confident about grabbing the actual thief, even if it meant letting the other lad get away.2021 July 1, Nick Oldham, Scarred, Severn House Publishers Ltd, →ISBN. From the entry clock
• Today you did your duty and caught the thief!"2020, Vesper Stamper, A Cloud of Outrageous Blue, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 49. From the entry wooler
• 'Alleged car thief Kris Kafoops appeared in court today'.2019, Jane Gilmore, Fixed It: Violence and the representation of women in the media. From the entry raise an eyebrow
• The thief moved closer, clutching his own race card, until his elbows were touching those of the race-goer.2014, Angela Buckley, The Real Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Story of Jerome Caminada, →ISBN, page 18. From the entry race-goer
• Trying to change our basic nature is difficult at best, and struggling against it is a time thief.2014, Ana Weber, 360 Degrees of Success: Money, Relationships, Energy, Time: The 4 Essential Ingredients to Create Personal and…. From the entry time thief
• That thief was Samuel Raynor Dupree, a novice accompanied by more experienced biblioklepts he knew only as Paul and Swede.2013 June 28, Carolyn Kellogg, “Throwing the book at 'Thieves of Book Row'”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2022. From the entry biblioklept
• More proof that he was a thief!2011, Lara Bergen, Sophie the Snoop. From the entry cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater

Meaning of thief

1. noun One who carries out a theft.
2. noun One who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or violence.
3. noun A waster in the snuff of a candle.

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Questions about thief in a sentence

How do you use thief in a sentence?

Thief is used as a noun. For example: “The policeman broke sixty on a residential street in his hurry to catch the thief.”

What is a short sentence with thief?

“The alleged thief was arrested yesterday.”

What does thief mean?

Thief means one who carries out a theft.