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'thief' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'thief' with 20 example sentences.


thief noun

: a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it


  • That thief stole a phone on the bus.
  • The thieves knew what they were doing.
  • The thief escaped through the window.
  • It's hard to steal from a thief.
  • They're thieves and murderers.
  • The thieves were sentenced to 5 years in prison.
  • The thief ran away when he saw a policeman.
  • In the village there are no thieves.
  • No one is calling you a thief.
  • The tooth fairy is a tooth thief.
  • The thieves stole the painting from the museum while the guard slept.
  • Here are the thieves who stole the wallet of that old woman.
  • A thief broke into the house while we were away.
  • A thief knows a thief, and a wolf knows a wolf.
  • The thief disguised himself as a policeman.
  • The thief got away with the money.
  • The thief admitted his guilt.
  • She is too rich to become a thief.
  • The policemen searched one house after another in looking for the thief.
  • An important function of policemen is to catch thieves.
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