steal

steal
01. Don't leave your bicycle unlocked outside or someone will [steal] it.
02. This sweater was a real [steal] at only $25.00.
03. He was fired from his job for [stealing] money out of the cash register.
04. A lot of the [stealing] that occurs in this city is a result of addicts trying to get money to buy drugs.
05. Police chased a [stolen] car at speeds of up to 60 mph through the city center.
06. The songwriter is suing a popular musician who he claims [stole] some songs he wrote.
07. When my daughter was little, she [stole] some money from her brother, and used it to buy candy.
08. The young couple [stole] away during the night while the girl's parents were sleeping.
09. Sacha Guitry once wrote that when a man [steals] your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
10. There is a Chinese proverb which observes that a thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would [steal] the blossom.
11. Dexter Yager once said, "Don't ever let anyone [steal] your dreams."
12. Mario Puzo once suggested that a lawyer with his briefcase can [steal] more than a hundred men with guns.
13. Leo Buscaglia once said, "Don't hold on to anger, hurt or pain. They [steal] your energy and keep you from love."
14. There is a Saudi Arabian proverb which holds that lying and [stealing] are next door neighbors.
15. [Stealing] someone's purse is punishable by death in Haiti.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Steal — (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. {Stole} (st[=o]l); p. p. {Stolen} (st[=o] l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stealing}.] [OE. stelen, AS. stelan; akin to OFries. stela, D. stelen, OHG. stelan, G. stehlen, Icel. stela, SW. stj[ a]la, Dan. sti[ae]le, Goth. stilan.] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • steal — steal, *pilfer, filch, purloin, lift, pinch, snitch, swipe, cop are comparable when they mean to take another s possession without right and without his knowledge or permission. Steal, the commonest and most general of the group, can refer to any …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • steal — ► VERB (past stole; past part. stolen) 1) take (something) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it. 2) give or take surreptitiously or without permission: I stole a look at my watch. 3) move somewhere quietly or… …   English terms dictionary

  • steal — [stēl] vt. stole, stolen, stealing [ME stelen < OE stælan, akin to Ger stehlen, prob. altered < IE base * ster , to rob > Gr sterein, to rob] 1. to take or appropriate (another s property, ideas, etc.) without permission, dishonestly, or …   English World dictionary

  • steal — vt stole, sto·len, steal·ing [Old English stelan]: to take or appropriate without right or consent and with intent to keep or make use of see also robbery, theft Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • steal — steal; steal·able; steal·age; steal·er; steal·ing·ly; …   English syllables

  • Steal — (st[=e]l), v. i. 1. To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt not steal. Ex. xx. 15. [1913 Webster] 2. To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Steal — may refer to: * Theft * The gaining of a stolen base in baseball * Steal (basketball), a situation when the defensive player actively takes possession of the ball from the opponent s team * In professional sports, a steal is a draft pick who… …   Wikipedia

  • steal — O.E. stelan to commit a theft (class IV strong verb; past tense stæl, pp. stolen), from P.Gmc. *stelanan (Cf. O.S. stelan, O.N., O.Fris. stela, Du. stelen, O.H.G. stelan, Ger. stehlen, Goth. stilan), of unknown origin. Most IE words for steal… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Steal — (st[=e]l), n. [See {Stale} a handle.] A handle; a stale, or stele. [Archaic or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] And in his hand a huge poleax did bear. Whose steale was iron studded but not long. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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