| 单词 | stealing |
| 例句 | When they saw me, she jumped like somebody caught stealing and hurried to the kitchen, and he sat up muttering something about a backache. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “For stealing food. We had to restrain them after an altercation over some bread,” says the guard. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Not because you were black or they thought you were stealing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Since Darin’s eyes were sharp as a cat’s, I was always the one stuck stealing apricots from the neighbors, or pouring cold water down the back of Nan’s shirt. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Well, it does help, because it gives authority to the performance, and Shakespeare doesn’t need billing, and that way I’m not stealing his material. It’s like I’m celebrating him, which I do.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z "And I wasn't stealing it. I just wanted to look at your snare. Mine never catch anything." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z "We're not stealing anything. We just wanted to take a look. Maybe help find out what happened. Who was behind it." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Instead, the humiliating expectations and traditions of segregation creep over you, slowly stealing a teaspoonful of your self-esteem each day. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Seema and I kept stealing glances at our parents’ closed room while our little sisters played in their bedroom. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “You must stay to keep them from stealing all that we own.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Age isn’t stealing from my grandmother; it’s slowly unwinding her. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Can't you see I'm trying to have a conversation about somebody stealing my money?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Where you going this early in the morning, big head? And stealing my stuff too!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z For days she’d been sneaking into the camp and stealing random items — eyelash curlers, a hair dryer, earrings, stockings. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Ripping out cables, crushing components, stealing mysterious gizmos that could not be replaced. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z When he got to the bottom of the stairs, Lydia called down, “Hey, Dad, I gave my old computer to Dill. He’s not stealing it.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She was the same person who had nearly accused me of stealing someone's wallet a few days before. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z They searched slave villages at will and took liberties as they ransacked the homes of freemen, stealing hard-earned linens or making licentious advances. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Together with her boyfriend, she burglarizes two homes, stealing televisions they hope to sell. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Unless you promise to stop stealing the seeds for my science project.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I faded off to sleep and dreamed of a kid stealing my legs and using them as bongos. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He would not leave while he is growing rich, while there is so much stealing to be done. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “What would you do, Emile, if Carlson came along and saw you stealing his gas?” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And the sound of his voice gets my brain spinning in a different direction: Daddy blew his knee out stealing home during a tournament game when he played baseball in college. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Outside, fog was stealing in, filling the spaces between the trees. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “She said she had been possessed by a shave for stealing, but a spirit medium drove it out.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z And then he felt that stealing sense of despair, of hopelessness, filling him, expanding inside him.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Boys and girls exchanging cards and gifts, laughing and giggling and stealing kisses. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Like how stealing could actually help someone, could maybe be worth the risk. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Later that night she woke to someone pounding on the door, crying out, “Come! Come! They’re stealing our food!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Suddenly, he was half-choking, the congestion in his lungs seemingly teasing him, jumping halfway up, then dropping back down, stealing his breath. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One month has gone by since Kim was caught stealing corn. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I would feel guilty about stealing you away from your friends.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Mom also tries to catch workers stealing so she can say, “See! Thats their loyalty to the revolution!” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about stealing a piece of Madam’s rose-scented soap, but that would have made me smell like her. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z My chances for getting the job were good; I had no past record of stealing or violating the laws. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He was just more cynical than the rest of us; stealing did not bother him. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Tuck him away. Don’t want the night-gaunts stealing him. Bloody stealers.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z ‘But it isn’t stealing to take back what Mr. Lyte stole from you.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Men who make Committees and go around stealing mothers and hurting them, they’re just red ants killing black ants in a giant universe that has tornadoes bigger than the biggest thing we have ever built. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Lyra always enjoyed the horse fair; as well as the chance of stealing a ride on a less-than-well-attended horse, there were endless opportunities for provoking warfare. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “They said I was stealing!” he blurted defensively. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z "How can we talk of peace while the Lannisters spread like a pestilence over my father's domains, stealing his crops and slaughtering his people? I say again, we ought to be marching on Harrenhal." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Are natives now stealing our food instead of bringing it to us? Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I dug where squirrels might have come, stealing one or two nuts at each place. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Individual black men and women protested their enslavement in every way imaginable—running away, stealing, killing themselves rather than living in bondage. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Flung from this earth by my own wantonness!” she cried just as her husband dashed back home, shouting, “Thief! Life- stealing wife!” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “That beats all, though, don’t it, Pa,” said Jesse, “coming up to a person’s house and stealing their horse right out from under their nose!” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Even with all the watchful eyes on the food supplies, one person still wasn’t deterred from stealing more than his share. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z "Then you must be responsible for stealing sixteen thousand five hundred Notes from there as well." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Her stealing my Legos for whatever she was building over on her side of the room. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He probably would've talked me out of cutting my shoes up and stealing the silver bullets from the sports store too. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Yamma, someone is stealing Basel,” I said, pointing to where the two boys were about to disappear. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Katherine gasps, stealing up behind us like a shambler in the night, me near to jumping out of my skin from the surprise. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “You have no right to go poking around my drawers, stealing my stuff.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z To keep blacks “in their place,” Klan tactics ranged from stealing black farmers’ horses, to threats of violence, to floggings, to outright murder. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He had seen her take off a man’s hand for stealing from Lucky Strike, and then watched the man bleed out under her cool blue gaze. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, Murder, taking a life, stealing a soul, the one thing you can never repay or apologize for. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I kept my eyes closed, trying to see Polly happy, joking, maybe stealing a kiss with Matthew, then bursting through the door to tell me. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The more important thing for me to do is to use my knowledge of chaos, of attacks, to keep Nita and her friends from stealing the death serum. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Take him and good riddance. You can’t get any lower than stealing money from a woman.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The issue was, he just wasn't very good at stealing and would get caught all the time. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Didn’t she know the difference between stealing and borrowing? The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “All I say is, he better bring back my bike. I don’t take stealing from no one, by God.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z You told her you want to be a lawyer and can’t be stealing stuff. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “But taking the bank would be, you know, stealing.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Stalin kept watch over friends and enemies alike, listening in on their communications and stealing their closely guarded secrets. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I have crazy nightmares about a kidnapper showing up and stealing Ford. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z So “fire” meant longer and longer forays into the forest, stealing fallen branches from under the blunt-eyed gaze of snakes, just for one single bucket of drinkable water. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I must have shut down, from worry, sadness, and exhaustion, while Ollie was stealing back into the night. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Lying, cheating, and stealing as measured by the test situations used in these studies are only very loosely related. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if that boy Link got me later for stealing his car, I was alive and on my way for now. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She shuddered at what he would do if he found out that she had been stealing from him. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I kept blocking him, stealing the ball and passing it forward again, until he looked ready to burst into flame like an angry Balrog. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t paying attention. I was mad at Zane for stealing my bracelet.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z On the familiar leafy path down to the water’s edge, it was easy to imagine Peris stealing silently behind her, stifling laughter, ready for a night of spying on the new pretties. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z No doubt we were being accused of stealing. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “You mean semantics, numbnut. Try reading more books instead of stealing them.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “You mean your troops are stealing from your own people?” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Hale had once caught him stealing his cattle and, to teach his nephew a lesson, filed charges against him. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He said, too, that he was ashamed for stealing rice and clothing from poor North Koreans during his flight out of the country. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Uncle Jet even suggested capturing what was stealing the seeds by setting up a steel cage. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Everything,” Rafe said, stealing some of Grace’s fries, pulling them away before she could swat at his hand. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z So let us say that, in the dock, there stands one Yogi Bear, accused of stealing a picnic basket from the table at a campsite in the Jellystone National Park. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z And every evening a few more deserted, stealing off into the dusk. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z If she saw what the officer was doing, she would dive and bite him as she bit the man who was stealing eggs from my old friend Mrs. Fielder’s chicken house. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Patrol bands marauded through the slave villages and ransacked the homes of freemen, stealing and committing assaults. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I kicked him out of this house because you told me he was stealing,” she says. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “You mean the rat in my backpack when you know I’m scared of them? The mayo in my shampoo? What about stealing my lunch money?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Would I leave my bag, with the stuff I make my living with if I was stealing your baby? You think I’m crazy?” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever the thing in the arena was, it was stealing all the heat away. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Charlie told me their roles for employees: no lateness, no laziness, no stealing, no kind of hustling off any customers, especially men in uniform. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It is shortly after The Taker tells her about stealing the coins. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He gives her business advice and tells her who’s stealing from her at the bakery. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He could even pray out loud in church, and was apt at stealing pickles from the barrel that sat under the fruit counter and Uncle Willie’s nose. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stop the Sleeper from stealing the celestial weapons, find out how he may be defeated from the Pool of the Past, and then you will receive Pandava training from the entire Council.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They terrorized Rondon and his men, attacking them at night when the men were sleeping in their hammocks, and stealing their food and killing their pack animals. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The heart of tragedy does not lie in stealing or taking away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hard to concentrate on what she was saying, because everybody in the dining pavilion was stealing glances at us and whispering. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z But mostly I try not think about how wrong it is, stealing from Mr. Woodwell, who’s been so good to me. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The Supreme Court, said Wallace, was “stealing little by little as a thief in the night to destroy local government.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “That’s the trouble. He doesn’t want to do anything. He feels if the stealing stops there would be nothing gained by doing anything at all. He would forget about it.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It grows larger by the second, stealing my breath. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And he saw the adversary stealing the fruits of his master’s fields and paddocks, carrying off chickens and leading goats by ropes. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Well, maybe you are—stealing logs, pens, and files.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “I’m here for stealing six cows, two Jerseys and four Guernseys. Cow theft, that’s my crime. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Sides stealing, worse thing you’n do for your career as a maid is have a smart mouth. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z And as we kept listening to them, stealing the odd glance in their direction, bit by bit, something started to change. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He had caught the man stealing from him several months before, and the man had vowed revenge. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z As their love affair progressed, his stealing from the Store increased. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The miniature storm swirled and stood before us like a charmed snake, flicking our hair into our faces, wrapping it around our necks, choking us—stealing our breaths. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “You use fear to convince them that relying on aid is more dangerous than just outright stealing what they need.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He had been caught stealing cigarettes from under the pillow of an Englishman. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I would run into the room—stealing a few seconds from my step scrubbing—and ask what progress was being made and would learn that the doctors had detected nothing. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk over to the machines, stealing a quick glance over my shoulder to be sure the ticket booth lady isn't watching me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Come on. Just try to keep the other harpies from stealing this stuff, okay?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But stealing and begging, Crane-man said, made a man no better than a dog. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “How come this one walks in daylight? I thought they could only walk at night? There’s one that kept stealing some seeds from my nali’s cornfield. I think sunlight harms it.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She had fitful dreams, of Nana’s jinn sneaking into her room at night, burrowing its claws into her womb, and stealing her baby. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z With the surgeries that Dr. Stevens described, Cora thought, the whites had begun stealing futures in earnest. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I couldn’t, so then she turned us around and pushed down on me, the slightest grimace stealing across her face. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They all cut their hair down to almost bald—a sign of solidarity—and started stealing. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “Tell them,” Zola says, “not to steal anymore. They could get in trouble. We will try to get them what they need. No stealing. Stealing is bad. Okay?” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z “Tomorrow I want you to go to the store and apologize for stealing that nail polish.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Mom thought it was a great plan, but Dad accused Lori of stealing his children and declared he was disowning her. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He told us that the burglars had forced the outside door and the warehouse door with a crowbar, but when they didn’t find anything worth stealing, they tried their luck on the next floor. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Yes, and a robber to boot. Fancy stealing Martin’s tapestry from the mice! What harm have they ever done to him?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A family might put up with one of its own dogs stealing from them if he was a good dog. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “They weren’t out here stealing our money, like I thought.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z For weeks, it seemed, he had been stealing hours of sleep during the day, a few at night. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Every weekend, when they inspected the house to make sure her builders were not stealing the materials, he never spoke of their living there, as though to absolve himself from the blasphemy. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s more like we are stealing from it. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “No more alligators, no more poisonous snakes, no more stealing,” Chuck Muckle said. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t go near the candy or the attendant will think I’m stealing and kick me out. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z If so, does that mean she was stealing information from my household? The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When that happens someone usually spots ’em ’mongst the trees or bushes, stealing looks and studying us hard, not sure if it’s safe to get noticed. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t trust you to tie my shoes without stealing the laces, Kaz.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I’ll kill you,” I say, the wind stealing my words but I know he can hear me cuz I can hear every last thing he’s saying. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z When at last Daenerys found the strength to raise her head, she saw the crowd dispersing, the Dothraki stealing silently back to their tents and sleeping mats. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A chill that had nothing to do with the iced champagne was stealing through Harry’s chest. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z ‘Using somebody's things without permission is as bad as stealing. So you’re a thief and a burglar. You’re a burglar because you came into my room without me saying so.’Kingshaw did not reply. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z That is why people do not share their food with the baboons, and the baboons have come to rely on stealing in order to stay alive. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “I guess it makes more sense than someone stealing it.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I saw men stealing things from our suitcases, grabbing whatever they could. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The sheriff was fitting my neck for the noose, all right, but it wasn’t for stealing none of Mr. Tanner’s lumber. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z So now Dad thinks I might have been right about kids hiding in the woods, spying and stealing stiff. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “You broke Dr. Zinchenko’s number one rule. You were not gentle with your teammate Andrew. In fact, you bullied him into stealing Miss Russell’s library card, which you knew she always used as a bookmark.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “I thought we were past the stealing? The running away?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Through a blur of tears, she watched him go, stealing like a wraith in the night towards the river that had brought him. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He spent most of his time on the streets, where police stopped him for violations including trespassing, stealing a bike, and property crimes committed with his older brother and other older teens. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She worried about other things: how her periods were sparse and no longer red but a muddy brown, how Baby’s hair was falling out, how hunger was stealing the memories of the children. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They're talking to one another while stealing glances at us from the corners of their eyes. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He was stealing over to the other cars. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z But that was stealing from somebody who had showed me kindness. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s been a social outcast since his freshman year in high school when he got caught stealing a bag of marshmallows from the supermarket. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I want to blurt out that not only would TJ be okay with the makeup part, he’ll probably be stealing it as soon as I get home. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She had given him her cakes in the train station, and her shoes, and he had repaid her by stealing rice! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He hated doing that—stealing from his own father. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey said he stayed home to keep Mr. Murphy from stealing us blind. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the raccoons would be taking over our streets, stealing from our garbage cans, leaving eerie trails of Dinty Moore beef stew cans in their wake. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z So not only did we not have money, we also didn’t have the option of stealing anymore. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I’m not proud of the fact that I thought about stealing his lute and leaving in the dark of the night. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had brought this art to perfection after years of egg stealing. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, “Is it stealing to take from another something that cannot be held in your hands?” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I was so good at stealing, people saw things in my cart that they found nowhere else. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z When Uncle Jet asked him what he was doing with Nali out here, Nathan told him about his science experiment and that something was stealing the seeds. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He could hardly say: because I don't think much of stealing. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I longed to look stupid, utterly incapable of thought or speech, and tried to shuffle my feet over the walk, but quit with distaste after stealing a glance behind me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a brother who was sent to prison for stealing. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In this last version of the story no one ever claimed the money, so Uncle wasn’t stealing anything. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I kept stealing glances at him across a plate of antelope meat and stale Potato Buds, which I guess just goes to show you how unaccustomed to the male species I have become. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Sabatini: Quite a few times with drugs and guns and stealing and lying and cutting school. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “We were taking stew from what looked like a well, and they warned us that we were actually stealing from an ogress.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Yet fear kept me from making any move; the idea of stealing floated tentatively in me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, I thought of stealing away in order not to suffer the blows. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The first story was about a kid accused of stealing from a store on the West Side. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Was it stealing, to wait as Tree-ear had for more rice to fall before alerting the man that his rice bag was leaking? A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The room crackled with energy, and a deep fear twisted in Ophie’s middle, stealing her breath for a moment. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I skipped to the part where Jim Hawkins is stealing Hispaniola and he’s up on the mast and Israel Hands is climbing toward him, clutching a dagger. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z We eat very well, and since this puts everyone in a good mood, there is no more talk about stealing away to England. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what’s worse—some moron stealing my shark or hauling that thing twenty miles to shore only to have it fall in the harbor.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z In addition to nearly fifty arrests on everything from theft to suspicion of murder, Hurd had been in prison in Colorado separate times for stealing, possession of narcotics, and a parole violation. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It must be his baby milk name, the name used to discourage ghosts from stealing children. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Caroline was positively glowing, my mother quiet and thoughtful, my grandmother grinning and stealing little peeks at my face. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The first was by stealing tales from this world and mine, whichever ones he could get his thieving hands on. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z This did not lead anywhere, either—probably because Fabyan was still stealing her mail. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I’m stealing some of the bullet points from my scholarship essay, but I feel like they work here.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z One girl, Magdalena Nogueras, who at sixteen was caught stealing a pig and a wrench from her neighbor, went on to become a principal actress with the National Theater Company of Cuba. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I was in & out of Detention Homes many many times for running away from home & stealing. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Immigrants nowadays were bandits, beating up store owners and stealing from them rather than working. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was robbing these folks blind, charging them a hundred percent markup on his cheap goods, and he was worried about them stealing from him! The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “We're already under attack. We must take the offensive! Those hairy dwarfs have been stealing our supplies, sabotaging our scouting parties—you know the Greeks sent them.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Life in Venice is quite expensive. The Thief Lord won't be looking, after you anymore. Are you going to start stealing again?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The thought of stealing it, in front of everyone, daunts me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I’d tasted it once, with the idea of stealing it, and hurriedly spit it out and put the bottle back on the shelf. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Quang-ha doesn't look at me but manages to say: "Would that be stealing?' I'm encouraged. At least I have his attention. "This is an interesting question. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “First cross-species thief! Mud People have been stealing from us for millennia. Why do you think we live underground?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “What do you think about stealing a crown? Right in front of the kings and queens of Faerie?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I don’t need any stupid proof. You bullied me into stealing Sierra’s card!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “Small horned toad. Rude as it is spiky. It’s stealing my seeds for my science experiment. I figured you’re a Holy Being, it’s a Holy Being. Maybe you know each other?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z You’re handed the application form and, a few days later, you’re being handed the uniform and warned against nose rings and stealing. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes! So now they think the children are stealing from them and they called the police—” “The police? The police are coming after the hungry childrens?” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z She kept stealing glances at me; then her eyes would dart away nervously. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When I began to get caught stealing now and then, the state Welfare people began to focus on me when they came to our house. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s probably thinking that he shouldn’t be letting m’lady go stealing food. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They were stealing money and goods from the gas station, and they were operating in numbers that seemed designed to intimidate anyone, like Zeitoun, who might see them or try to impede them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z This wasn’t stealing, but it felt like it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Red Jack watches me but says nothing, his face a pleasant half smile that could easily mean he’s enjoying a fine tale or he’s planning on stealing someone’s watch. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Of course. I don’t want anyone else coming in and stealing my vision, you know.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z How else could the Cursed One have grown rich so suddenly, unless he—unless he was stealing again. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The sheriff grabbed my arm again and said, “This ain’t ’bout no wood stealing, boy. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z It’s weird saying that, like I’m stealing sympathy from Khalil’s family. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Try to tell myself what I got in mind ain’t stealing exactly. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z By stealing and reading secret messages and by reading the decoded reports of agents and spy hunters, Washington was finding out what the British were going to do sometimes even before British troops knew. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t take lightly to stealing, you know.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z They were always stealing our stuff, and one time, after Brian’s pogo stick had disappeared, he saw one of the old Gypsy women bouncing down the sidewalk on it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The second lash comes too quickly, stealing my air and making my muscles tighten. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Prometheus was a Greek god who championed mankind, stealing fire for them from Zeus, being tortured for eternity as his punishment. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It was a troublesome one and involved a certain amount of what Shasta called stealing, and Bree called "raiding". The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z People were stealing the most basic things in Chisamba Singles these days. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “We can’t steal anybody’s car. Since you began stealing the nearest car every time you wanted one, nobody leaves the ignition on.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Gazing out the windows at Oakland and stealing looks at Cecile. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Each took his portion without stealing from the next. Mind if we send it round again?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Once he’d dragged me out of Birdsong Creek when I was about to drown and another time he’d given warning in time to keep some raiding Comanches from stealing and eating our mule, Jumper. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was Mr. Shears’s car and I said, “Are you stealing the car?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “You stealing roses, Stella? First a whole foot and now this?” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She was ashamed of stealing after him like this, but it was his own fault. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z If something got broken or if someone was stealing granny’s cookies, it was me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I couldn’t resist stealing up to the edge of doom and peering over the brink. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But how can I forgive them for stealing the most precious gift that they ever bought me? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Taisin sat down and took a piece of bread, stealing a glance at Kaede as she said, “I have to agree with you.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Now there wasn’t no doubt, this was ’bout stealing wood! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “But if Marsha Jean succeeds in stealing the magic globe, then Florence will be flying through darkness and won’t see anything at all, and how will she help people then?” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z From where I stood, stealing glances, it seemed like she was laying down puzzle pieces. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z If she is also thinking about Jack and Sarah stealing through the hobgoblin king’s castle, looking for a way to the dungeons to free the fairy princess. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z All the parts—the stealing, the speed, the size, the rash stupidity—came together to make me the perfect smuggler. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Rondell’s just as hungry, man—and he’s twice as big as me—but he hasn’t even asked once how come we’re not just stealing from stores. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Hannah let the door close and murmured, “Yes, Madam,” her eyes stealing once to me, then quickly away. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not stealing him from you. We’re not even together. And neither are you!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “Dylan was stealing classified files using my security codes and Quinton found out. It’s actually what Quinton and I were meeting to discuss when we were taken.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “You’re too thin. Dad needs a bath. You guys are stealing my look!” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Our group seemed evenly divided between stealing the ambulance or going on foot, so we put it to a vote. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Why were they here, standing in my front room, stealing the hard work of my family? Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I started stealing closer to him one slow step at a time. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Plus he’s an honored guest and I’m lucky he didn’t have me arrested for stealing the harpoon. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He absconded from the Florida cane fields and made it to Tennessee before a tinker caught him stealing food from his pantry. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Jonathan, stealing glances at his father, touched his fingers to the glossy butt of the gun, liking its burly satin finish. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “I brought you a sandwich since you weren’t at lunch. Camilla said the lady in the dining hall saw me stealing it and she made a black mark by my name on a list.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “I have a science project that I’m working on and he kept stealing my seeds, First Turkey. I’m sorry but I didn’t know what else to do.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “You were always the bad one. Making faces at me behind your mother’s back, teasing and tormenting me, stealing my things. Why, you have my bear right now. Give him to me!” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z “You never call someone a thief unless you catch them stealing.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Lina watched as he wrote slowly on a scrap of paper: “Mayor stealing. Secret room.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Faced with two evils—stealing from a living boy, or wishing him dead to take his food guilt-free—I realized I could more easily have the sin of stealing on my conscience. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “So, after all that CF has stolen from me—from us—I’m stealing something back.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Apparently he had even been accused of stealing valuables from his classmates and teachers to sell at Louie’s Pawn Shop in town. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Then he marched south with a group of replacements, and he enjoyed that too—seeing the country and stealing chickens and chasing rebel girls up into the haystacks. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Please! Please, honorable sir, I was not stealing your work—I came only to admire it.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “But maybe stealing, too, if we have to. And there’s wild fruit and I know some roots we can eat if you boil ’em first.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I knew that Griggs, my friend who worked in the Capitol Street jewelry store, was stealing regularly and successfully. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Mum thinks it’s my fault Salim went missing. Fine. I’ll give her her money back. In my own time. It’s a loan. Not stealing.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z If the truth were to be known, anyone with a pot and a fire would try to make gold, drawing spirit from their veins, or stealing it from others. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “What reason would she have for stealing it?” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z They didn’t notice the little girl in the aviator’s cap stealing up on a banana bike. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Soon they were stealing through the green, noontide depths of Mossflower Wood. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Prydain belonged to us before the race of men came. You drove us underground. You plundered our mines, you blundering clodpoles! You stole our treasures, and you keep on stealing them, you clumsy oafs...” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z They provoked the Hitler Youth, often stealing flags from their camps. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He haunted the house, making fresh milk curdle and stealing the bathroom soap. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t stealing. I took one of his, but I left him one of ours.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I felt guilty about stealing from the dead before,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It felt like I was stealing, but I couldn’t think of anything else that would remind me of them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z From his father, who was also stealing it? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d been promptly picked up by a police officer who accused him of stealing it, unwilling to accept that a young black boy would have come across a new bike in an honest way. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As I ate, I noticed Wahid’s boys, all three thin with dirt- caked faces and short-cropped brown hair under their skullcaps, stealing furtive glances at my digital wristwatch. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But resistance workers caught in the act of stealing ration cards, working to overthrow the German regime? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z No lying or stealing, and no insubordination to civil authority, except on the grounds of religious obligation. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been living in Tarbean for nearly a month, and the day before I had tried my hand at stealing for the first time. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Work gives a man dignity, stealing takes it away,” he often said. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He was slower with the skinning and dressing, the cooking, the fire starting, and even with the stealing, as they got him better-fitting clothes and a blanket of his own. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “There is no act more wretched than stealing, Amir,” Baba said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In fact, fifty years to life was the actual sentence given to Leandro Andrade for stealing videotapes, a sentence upheld by the Supreme Court. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She glares at me, as if I’ve accused her of stealing. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z If someone’s caught stealing, the township deals with them. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The scandal of her child was forgotten; there had been more recent disgraces—a woman who took up with her sister s husband, a fisherman who was caught stealing from his own brother. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “It—it wasn’t stealing!” said Hermione, looking from Harry to Ron with a kind of desperation. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z That was when my mama realized the dead woman was stealing her husband’s breath, using it to make her stronger.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Anything else would probably involve me working for a gang or stealing something. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You can talk to your neighbor. She seems to think we’re stealing your cinder block. She bit Arthur in the leg.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “What can you tell me about Madame Duboise stealing from a rival?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I did not break the habit of stealing and hoarding bread until my faith that food would be forthcoming at each meal had been somewhat established. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He was ashamed, as if we’d caught him cheating or stealing. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Every time I think of Gimpy stealing from Mr. Donner I want to smash something. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z ‘You no-account! Don’t you never think to go stealing sugar in this house. Mr. Hancock is that generous I’d have given you a piece if you had asked politely.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not stealing, I’m borrowing, and that’s not a mortal sin. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “I’m going to bed. Get over whatever problem you have with Misha and figure out how to keep the Nightingale from stealing Ivan’s magic. Or else...” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “He’s been stealing milk and croissants from me for months.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I debate sidling up to the finished bioloaf stack and stealing more. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They were also accused of stealing the household items and tools they possessed, because supposedly such items should belong only to white people. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell if he was kidding about the stealing part. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “But no more crazy stunts. No stealing. Nothing dangerous.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z A couple of days ago, while he was selling firewood, two men shot him and left him to die while stealing his money to buy drugs. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Because as soon as they went on sale in the headquarters, people from town began stealing them off the counter. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy nodded, as if stealing were the most natural plan in the world, and carefully put the orchid in his pants pocket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The man who had been caught stealing shoes would get a hundred lashes. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘And so two days after Mr. Dana found him innocent of stealing my cup he comes to me privately, confesses the theft, and wishes to return it to me.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Have been rubbing it since that audition, one hand stealing winter coats and eating chips, and the other, it turns out, not letting go of that frickin’ rabbit foot. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Cornflower and Silent Sam watched them stealing off at lunchtime to continue their conspiracy beneath the trees in the orchard where they would not be disturbed. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “But isn’t that nothing more than lying, cheating, and stealing?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z And so the Englishmen feel they have the right to do more killing and burning and stealing. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z But when Mrs. Harper passed out the sheet music to “I Could Have Danced All Night,” I didn’t remember the candy stealing or the freezing-cold showers. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The saloon keeper was a ruthless boss, beating and insulting the wayward slave at every turn, stealing wages and dignity, the hard image of northern white attitudes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Why are you and your girlfriend stealing things?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “I think your friends are angry with me for stealing you.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In the wilderness, stealing food from other people is a major offense, especially when provisions are already scarce and the threat of dying from starvation is a real possibility. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I mean, sure this was a life-or- death situation, but still, it was stealing, and it was bound to get us noticed. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It’s pretty much stealing if we’re not really using the money for a basketball team, right? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Some might interpret Botha’s willingness to meet me as his way of stealing thunder from his rival, but that did not concern me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Was he a villain for stealing secrets and undermining the government’s ability to protect the public? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The bishop looked just like Father Baraga, the priest who walked miles in his snowshoes to baptize, stealing souls from the other mission and also from the manitous. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Harry could hear its rattling breath; he felt clammy coldness stealing over him, but knew what he had to do. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Although, I have to admit I thought stealing his shoes went a little too far. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z What I care about is, if in ten years, a white lady will call my girls dirty and accuse them of stealing the silver. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Marjory told me all about how you tricked her into stealing that book,” said a man in a priest collar, who Kyle figured had to be Father Mike, chaperone for the Midwest team. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He didn’t like stealing cars, but over the past few weeks, in life-and-death situations, he’d “borrowed” several, including a police cruiser. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But to people outside Garland, money was so desirable that the bank had to hire armed guards to keep criminals from stealing it. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “I hope you were more creative this time ... or are you still stealing from comic books?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z No one knew for sure who was stealing, but there was one person on the expedition who wasn’t getting thinner. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Why did he hesitate to accuse a white man of stealing but not a Mexican or an Indian? Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Why are you stealing our customers? Why are you picking people up?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There was one toward stealing, but apparently that didn’t cover bicycle seats. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “You know. Paul was just trying to help someone inside the store. That’s what he says. And then there’s the whole stopping people from stealing thing.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In addition to the knife fight when he was younger, Wes had been arrested a few years back after being caught stealing a car. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She spent much of their time together stealing sideways glances at her, as if Ash had become some sort of strange creature or, perhaps, an invalid. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “After stealing his magic books! Or perhaps you may drag your dagger across his throat.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A kind of pleasant stupor was stealing over me as I sat by the genial fire. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z What would be the punishment for stealing a prince’s servant? The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z To review the possibility of stealing a skiff, of sailing the coast instead, or of walking the jungle and swamp route...but they had no supplies to make that run. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She nearly hit Ms. Hoffman, the ancient English teacher who once told Toby he was nothing when he got caught stealing chocolate milk. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z They kept moving us over the water, stealing us away from our ghosts and our ancestors, who cried salty rivers into the sand. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Santino Jerke’s uncle had been shot and killed in front of him by uniformed Sudanese government soldiers for stealing a chicken. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z For the rest of the week, I'm the one stealing glances at Edie, trying to detect any hint of the girl I saw crying in the bathroom. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z However much we fear the punishment for stealing, our desperation is too strong to stop us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I have no way of proving Uncle Max was in my room, just like I had no way of proving he was stealing my things. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “You! Why do you keep stealing my seeds?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They had thought of stealing into the village from the parking lot. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She was handcuffed and charged with stealing $63.50 worth of groceries. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “It’s the toy I was stealing when your godfather caught me. I broke it, and he made me fix it. I don’t know why he kept it.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z A man from the juvenile court said that Bigger had served three months in a reform school for stealing auto tires. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z When rival thieves took up the racket, he suspended the stealing until the culprits were caught and the bakery owners dropped their guard. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z “So we can give thanks this priest didn’t accuse us of stealing and send us to a policeman?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z That for stealing pumpkins from a field, and for kindling a fire in a dwelling they three shall be seated in the stocks from one hour before the Lecture till one hour after. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Some desperate civilians and soldiers were looting stores, stealing food from shopkeepers, callously killing to get what they needed. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Encanis, setting men to murder one another and stealing children from their beds at night. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She wanted it to stay the same forever and ever, but it was changing around her, for someone out there was stealing children. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Of course, I didn’t tell Lynn about stealing the nail polish. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I looked around the little dead girl’s room and could see that even a hard-up thief wouldn’t find nothing much worth stealing in here. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z When he wasn’t poaching fish or stealing booze, Joe worked at any kind of legitimate work he could find. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Fowler continued, “You know that we have a signed confession from our former employee Yvonne Grayson. Yvonne admits stealing Legos from our store—God only knows how many—to give to her friend’s son here.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He chatted more easily with Hazel—not stealing those wistful, mooning glances that had always made Frank uncomfortable. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Or eventually forget all we learned and go back to stealing garbage. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z When the manager was called, she calmly explained that she wasn't stealing, she was simply pretending to be a thief. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The heat pushed like a stiff wind, stealing the air around him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The story starts when Jean Valjean is released from prison after serving nineteen years for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his starving family. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z From merely stealing drinks from private fountains after dark, Boots became bolder. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Simon came stealing out of the shadows by the shelters. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Was one of the ghosts in the house stealing her breath? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He hoped they were still having fun harassing Romans, stealing lots of shiny zippers and causing legionnaires’ trousers to fall down. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Maybe a slave girl in the bottom of a boat, chained to some boy with the prettiest eyes and some girl who keeps stealing my little scraps of food. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z One of the old men caught his visitor, another old fellow, stealing his bantam; the owner spotted its black feet sticking out of his guest’s sweater. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, well sure . . . I—I guess so ... I mean, it’s not like anybody’s been hurt . . . umm ... I mean, it’s not like vandalism or stealing or something like that...” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And he had a feeling they weren’t kidding about stealing the food. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Because tamed raptors were so valuable, the penalty for stealing one — which is what Edgar is doing — could be imprisonment mutilation. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z In Russia at the time, a man could be thrown in jail for stealing a loaf of bread, then languish in a detention center for up to four years before his trial began. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Would a sneak-thief woman stealing a baby call attention to herself like that at a corner not a hundred yards away from the wicker carriage she took it from? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctors were stealing her babies from her, not her former masters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I want you to stop stealing the seeds I’m planting. I need them for my experiment!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z "You know, stealing isn't illegal here," I say with a grin. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I watched how he constantly fiddled with his keffiyeh and beat the dust off his clothing while stealing glances at me, making sure I was still there, that this wasn't a dream of his. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He'd been a dyer's apprentice before he was caught stealing, and his arms were mottled green to the elbow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mom tells me I'm being dramatic when I tell her I think Uncle Max is stealing from me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He might pretend to go and then turn back, and catch me in the act of stealing the cart and suit. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The wind kicks up and whirls, and the leaves of the old oak outside my window brush up against the pane, stealing my attention. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Anything rather than believe that Gimpy was stealing. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “No,” she says, and her weight falls dead on me, crushing my chest, stealing away my breath, and she is cold and wet, like melting ice. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z She jumped and sat up quick, like she was a burglar and I’d caught her stealing. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Where, desperate as he was, he took to stealing from others, one of them a young priest who saw something to salvage and took him to a Catholic orphanage. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Sneaking around houses and stealing papers is not at all in line with it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He ate slowly, listlessly, stealing occasional glances at the old man sitting in the corner. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Omakayas forgot the bears, forgot the whispering of the plants, became a cousin within a pack of cousins, roaming the camps, stealing bits of sugar, laughing at each other. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He looked down, stealing my bottle lid and then spinning it on its side between his fingers. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Roy wondered if she was going to accuse him of something else, like stealing the lunch money out of her backpack. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are only four spots and I won’t risk you stealing one because everyone loves your stupid brother so much. It’s either quit or get kicked out of the Bureau. Your decision.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The instincts of the military wife were beginning to assert themselves, the old efficiency of stealing away from temporary homes and entering the bloodstream of highways heading to new quarters. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I realize that I am like Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree and my parents are stealing all my apples. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Olympic team to Germany, was barely past the Statue of Liberty before Louie began stealing things. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z If Lisbeth had caught Old Yeller stealing stuff at the settlement, then somebody else might, too. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z We discovered early that in order to stop stealing we would, for a while, have to steal more than ever. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z I took an academic interest in the thought of stealing the car, knowing all the time that it would be not so much criminal as meaningless, a lapse into nothing, an escape into nowhere. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z As important, the new teacher prevented Shin’s classmates from hitting him and stealing his food. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Never was there a clearer case of “stealing the livery of the court of heaven to serve the devil in.” Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z But then, not looking to the right or left, she did not see the runner stealing home base. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I don't tell her Uncle Max would never admit to stealing from me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Gold’s Soviet contact, known to Gold only as “Fred,” told Gold to get a job at a weapons factory—someplace with technology worth stealing. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Egyptian Book of the Dead, a newly deceased person must swear to the gods that he hasn’t cheated his neighbor by stealing his land. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He then said that if he catches anyone stealing, he’ll leave their fingers on the bodega floor for the cat to nibble on. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The class pretends to settle down to its work, but of course, everyone is stealing glances at Carla and me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z One of them had been accused of stealing, because her employer had misplaced a valuable ring. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Would I turn in a fellow employee if I caught him stealing? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “The police called and asked me to press charges against her for stealing church property. They say she took some of our fans. You know anything about that?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘That’s what you had, isn’t it? You took it and used it, and that’s just the same as stealing. That game is my game, and it’s my room. This isn’t your house, Kingshaw.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z If they both showed up at the same time, they shared the pond, stealing curious glances at one another and making occasional small talk as they swam and played. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z It wasn’t as if she were stealing it unopened from his mailbox. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “They pay for what I provide by working for me, keeping the place clean, obeying my rules. No smoking, no lying, no stealing.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z One of the figure’s hands was reaching up, holding a ball of fire, as if it were stealing the flames from above, and the other hand projected light, like it was a film. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “That one time, you confessed to stealing a book from the school library just as Mom came home—” “And I had to go to the librarian and apologize!” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Her recent installation in the exhibition returned her to the furrows of Georgia, the dumb, open-jawed stares of the patrons stealing her back to a state of display. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Things in this house aren’t yours, they belong to us, and if you take them it's stealing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “The stealing—everyone is missing food and some are missing blankets and clothing. And I don’t know how they found out about the children—” “The childrens?” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z “Something was stealing some of my kernels, so I had to deal with that first.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z In the early days, I had worried that someone else would take our lobsters, but Osh said that the Elizabeths were like the Wild West, where stealing a horse meant hanging. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “No more stealing our money, beating us up, or calling us names,” said Masood, stepping forward. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “In my bag? Man, ain’t nobody stealing nothing,” I explained, getting back to my feet. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It’s unusual to see a kid on a bicycle after midnight, so the cops automatically figure that you’re either running away from home or out stealing stuff. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z As a result we were now stealing more than ever before: not only food, but electricity and water. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Rescuing people from Special Circumstances wasn’t just another ugly-trick, like stealing a bungee jacket or sneaking up the river. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Apparently, they’re not concerned about thieves stealing all the visitor maps at night. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z What on earth could be worst than stealing money that’s supposed to buy someone’s kin out of slavery? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Louisiana’s grandmother was stealing food from Mrs. Borkowski’s memorial food table! Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “It’s not stealing. It’s like the library. You check out a book, look at what’s inside, and take it back. We’ll use this canister as our model. We make our own and return this one.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Benji yanked his hands off the keyboard like a thief caught stealing. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z In truth, I was tired, for I had been stealing many hours from my rest to spend with Hamlet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Moses’s first whipping for stealing a potato, and his second whipping for idleness, when Connelly had the boy’s wounds washed out with hot pepper until he howled. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Sour and saturnine, with a maimed hand, Hungerford had been company paymaster for a time, until the Tattered Prince had caught him stealing from the coffers and removed three of his fingers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Lima was not sure what goods he had seen the four men stealing. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z It was a cruel kind of thievery, stealing into someone’s worst memories. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Rowdy had been an absolute terror, scoring twenty points, grabbing ten rebounds, and stealing the ball seven times. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Certain former slaves were carving stone and laying bricks, stealing work from guild journeymen and masters alike. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The best was when I executed a perfect sliding tackle, stealing the ball from Ali-Reza and passing it down to Sohrab. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z As he planned on stealing the scabbard from Bull Sparra, why not the belt to go with it? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Her last husband had his ears bored for stealing honey. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She asked, “You saw a child hung for stealing?” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Most adults would have gone straight to accusing a kid of stealing. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Ranofer was sure it had nothing to do with a meeting place, or stealing gold from goldsmiths, or anything Heqet had imagined. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I was afraid to go back on my oath, but I was just as scared of Sam stealing the Brown Bess, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I treated you good,” said Weylin quietly, “and you pay me back by stealing from me! Stealing my books! Reading!” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Anyhow, I went there right after the Fair Gwen ran off with that look on her face, like: What was he doing with my poor little boy, stealing him away in the wagon? Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z After all, he had sent us the Jackson Five album by special delivery to make up for stealing from us. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z They scraped together what provisions they could, stealing freely from neighbors they now knew to be dead, and made it to the railroad station. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z As Madame Emile spun around and spotted him, she yelled, “My milk! So you’re the one who’s been stealing from me!” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z They said she took them to bed like some kind of plantation Delilah, stealing their strength in order to keep herself young and strong. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I used to look at it from my dad’s little blue boat, same one I plan on stealing to find my mother. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z With the excitement of stealing their own wheat, nobody had even seemed that interested in her hair yet! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z His eyes closed almost at once, although the lid of his going-blind eye remained slightly open, as if he were stealing a peek at all of us from the land of tired, ill sleep. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I listen in awe, stealing glances at Adam whenever possible. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The punishments for such acts are grave, but our hunger does not allow this to stop us from sometimes stealing. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To quiet my hunger, I embarked upon a career of stealing beer and soda bottles from shebeens, and frequently ended up in trouble. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But if you’re surrounded by people who say ‘I want mine now,’ you end up with a few people with everything and a military to keep the poor ones from rising up and stealing it.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I was watching her as carefully as ever in those days, and even as I was laughing at Laura, I was stealing glances at Miss Lucy’s back. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z As we were walking out the door excited about our excursion, Cecile called out, “I'm not coming down to no police station if you’re out there stealing. Y'all have to spend the night in jail.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z That night I dreamed of flying and plane crashes and Judy stealing my lollipop. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not stealing, is it?” asked Hermione in a troubled voice, as they devoured scrambled eggs on toast. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The stealing of her name, like a wind howling out of the north, whipping the syllables away into nothingness. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z How dare he even think about stealing one of our cubs! Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I crouched there where I had landed for some moments, hands spread upon the turf, reminding myself that I was stealing only from those who claimed to own me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z If my father had really talked with Madoc, he ought to have known better than to brag about stealing from him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I hope you get away with it,” said the pilot in Dunbar’s squadron, stealing out of sight into the shadows. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Uncle Andrew came with her; not because he wanted to see but because he wanted to keep close to the children—there might be a chance of stealing their rings. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “This is an independent record store. That means it’s family-owned. You’re stealing from real people. Do you know how hard it is for small businesses to survive when people like you just take stuff?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Nobody would suspect her of stealing right from under his nose. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z One time, we heard on the radio that Mr. Mackie from the garage got arrested for stealing, and she said the police had the wrong man. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “And Latito, one very important thing,” Bull said, the hint of a suppressed smile stealing through the hard lines on his face. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “First the one about the fox stealing the goose,” Marly said to get them off the track of what she meant to do. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “He says we’re stealing food and he’s going to report us.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When he was in the camp—depending upon her for all his meals, stealing her food, enduring her beatings—he saw her as competition for survival. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Probably not my best idea, both the stealing of the note and the giving of it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “How did you get these jewels and this gown? Have you been stealing from me?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We actually planned on stealing a god’s treasure. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He had taken it from the kitchen, when his mother was out, and then wondered whether that was stealing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “We ain’t got nothing worth stealing anyways. I don’t know where Ignatius gets them ideas of his.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The twins are stealing sleeping pills and diamond earrings. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z As I leave, the old man calls out, “Don’t be stealing nothing. That’s all motel property.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z He would be asked about that time he had been accused of stealing auto tires and had been sent to the reform school. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I never observe anyone stealing, but the possibility is a persistent subtext of The Maids’ discipline and lore. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z If anyone is caught stealing, the chief can publicly humiliate her, take away her possessions, and beat her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “And the New York Times gets a Pulitzer Prize for stealing documents....They’re trying to get at us with thieves. What in the name of God have we come to?” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Angel’s annoying and mean, but it’s not like she’s beating me up or stealing my stuff. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z And...just like that, she forgave the boy for stealing the rice. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He sneaks a look over at the sack I’ve dropped to see what I was stealing. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They accused him of telling paranoid lies and of stealing paintings from the National Museum to hang in his mistress’s bedroom. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, it seemed to us that the main reason we were hated must be that we always lived by stealing. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Myanda said I was stealing. I don’t steal. I was hungry. I didn’t know I had to ask.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z "And I heard Jordans cost, like, eighty bucks," John John followed, again stealing Ms. CeeCee's line. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Ophie bit her lip, a sharp pain lodging under her ribs and stealing her breath. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Because of the stealing, and now—” “What stealing? What are you talking in my ears about?” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Down the alley the women’s art guild members were removing their paintings from the fence and folding their aluminum lawn chairs like Arabs in preparation for stealing away. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They were afraid of offending her, afraid of staring at it, even while they were stealing a glance or two. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The police officer explained to my folks that I had been caught stealing. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I knew that a black neighbor of mine was stealing bags of grain from a wholesale house where he worked, though he was a stanch deacon in his church and prayed and sang on Sundays. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing that a grown man entered a child’s bedroom stealing his innocence, makes me sad. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Ever since he had become their provider and their leader it had been their job to turn the loot into money while he took care of the stealing. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z At school, they said that stealing was one of the worst, worst things you could ever do, he had been impressed from the very first week about it. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z They seemed to be everywhere at once—whacking Romans on the head, stealing their weapons, cutting their belts so their pants fell around their ankles. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Another man was nabbed in the process of stealing a cobra. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z So they figured that if they threw him out of the window, they could just go right back to stealing stuff again. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As the rabbits came up by the hole inside the beech wood, a swift gust of wind passed through the leaves, checkering and dappling the ground beneath, stealing and giving light under the branches. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Glass windows, with locks on every one and two on the door, when we didn’t have a single possession worth stealing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “How about this: stealing is not always bad?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Bureaucrats, party officials, army officers, and other well-placed government elites ended up stealing about thirty percent of the aid, according to estimates by outside scholars and international aid agencies. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z But things just got worse, with Alfred stealing and coming home on drugs, and eventually Deborah realized she couldn’t do a thing about it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Assigned to cleaning- up chores, he had probably been underfoot with his mates, making trouble and stealing food from the women’s lunches. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t like him because he’s a better person than you are. He doesn’t resort to stealing and sabotage just to get other people to listen to him.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Why would I take on the risk inherent in stealing information from you when you’re willing to tell me everything about yourself for free? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Like you’re a criminal, accused of stealing cookies,” Nephew Shawn says, stupid Nephew Shawn who actually thinks stealing cookies is a crime. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Like moonlight stealing under a window shade an idea insinuated itself: his earlier desire to see his own face. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Stupid thing called me fat. But that’s not important. It’s been stealing the kernels.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z All forms of stealing are forbidden in District 12. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Thomas felt like he’d been caught stealing, but he was genuinely concerned—Newt was one of the few people in the Glade he actually liked. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “It’s complicated, Scoob-a-doob. Bottom line, he was unjustly imprisoned. Yes, he did some stealing, and yes, stealing is wrong. But he didn’t steal everything the police said he did.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Twitch had been arrested for stealing a car. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z For a great many climbers, the record shows, stealing time away from the daily grind has not been an insurmountable obstacle, nor has the hefty outlay of cash. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “For instance, did you know there are people in this store—in all department stores, actually—who walk around looking like ordinary customers but are really security police making sure no one is stealing?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z There were bigger issues to deal with, like how to hide our contraband candy and stop other kids from stealing it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “So I call taking other people’s money stealing, Miss Hopkins.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The soldier had been stealing from the farm. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "Well, Catnip, stealing's punishable by death, or hadn't you heard?" he said. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z This is an intriguing statistic: the same people who routinely steal more than 10 percent of his bagels almost never stoop to stealing his money box—a tribute to the nuanced social calculus of theft. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He mapped out a careful plan of action; he did not want it said that he had done all the things he had and then had got caught stealing a three-cent newspaper. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In the case of the great mathematician Roberval the result was a pathological conviction that other people were stealing his ideas. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t stealing, you know. We borrowed it, like a library book. We were going to bring it back.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z A man in group twenty-six got caught stealing wood. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z There is no act more wretched than stealing. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The clock had always been my enemy at home—stealing my sleep in the morning when all I wanted to do was hide under the blanket. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I listened to them because I never had any stories to tell about stealing. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I go quiet, thinking of Hilly’s bathroom plan and accusing the maid of stealing and her talk of diseases. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He didn’t want the Hunters stealing another important person from him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Then, to be sure everyone understands, he acts out sneaking around and stealing something; he pretends to eat the something. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z “If only someone could practice stealing threads from you, Ivan. So if the Nightingale tried to steal yours, you’d know how to stop it.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Then a crazy thought hit me—was he punishing me for stealing even though he didn't even know? Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “It was discovered today,” Cherrie wrote in his diary on March 20, “that someone or one of the camaradas has been stealing our emergency rations! Fifteen of the boxes have disappeared!” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z “Someone was telling a story about stealing a tiger’s balls, and I had to stop and find out how it ended.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Jellyfish populations are getting so huge, they are stealing the food supply from animals you’d never expect—even penguins in Antarctica. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Finn remembered a day in the third grade when one of the Rude boys had accused Finn of stealing his Swamp Thing action figure, and the boys had jumped Finn during recess. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Because right now he could be the boy I ran into in the woods years ago, the one who accused me of stealing from his traps. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They took the other crown away from me, and now they are stealing this one as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z To take it for himself...it would have been stealing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Once I dreamed of flying, she thought, and now I’ve flown, and dream of stealing eggs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The cop and the clerk thought I was stealing and wouldn’t give me a chance to explain. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “No stealing. We have to do this honestly. Otherwise we'll prove we're just as terrible as the Governor says we are.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They’re about roaming, stealing, keeping an eye out for what can be taken. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The castle was starving; no good would be served by Jaime stealing food from their mouths. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After we went and told Tyrone’s momma what was going on with stealing the candy, those boys got angry. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm really, really sorry for stealing the shoes. I just...I didn't mean anything. I made a stupid mistake." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Maybe he was checking for people stealing chickens. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I was court-martialed again in Kyoto, Japan, for stealing a Japanese taxicab. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the way the woman at the gas station would smile at us, knowing we were stealing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Not because you were black or they thought you were stealing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps some thieves were stealing livestock from the nearby farm, they said, explaining away the distant sound of gunshots. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z But he would be accused of stealing it himself. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “They wanted to pay us. It’s not like we’re stealing the money, right?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “It sounds like you know from experience,” I said, again stealing Haskel’s bowler cap from atop his bedpost. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “It’s worse than Maria stealing the Black Book,” I say. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z And maybe that’s all it ever was, or is: a kind of stealing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z People who had never once spoken to him suddenly remembered, with a pang of affection, having seen him throwing sticks to a dog or stealing tulips from a teacher’s garden. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I almost felt guilty for stealing the key. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “Uh, yeah, your girl raised the bar about a trillion degrees,” I say, stealing a sliver of cheddar from his tray. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z We don’t need any trouble about trespassing or stealing. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z That in itself was a crime, and today I feel like I owe all these artists money for stealing their music, but by hood standards it didn’t even qualify as illegal. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I know I’m not stealing, but I get scared that they think I’m stealing. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I idly considered stealing it, in the way that people idly consider many crimes it would be possible for them to commit. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe because their crimes were a lot worse than stealing shoes. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I’d been stealing Abel’s junkers to get around since I was fourteen. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “It would be a bloody business, and for what? These people have done us no harm. We’ll shelter in the houses, but I’ll have no stealing. We have our own provisions.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The mere idea of stealing had been repugnant. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She pictured her sister, Annie, standing at the kitchen window, the baby on her hip, the longing stealing over her face like a ghost hand, the muted cries later in the shower. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Mom used to work as a housekeeper at Emanuel Hospital, but she got fired because she was caught stealing supplies. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “They accused me of stealing something and I got fired.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Then they made the rounds of the morgue, claiming bodies as long-lost relatives—although Carpenter was not above simply stealing bodies from the coroner when he had to. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She had screamed and raged as though she’d caught me stealing her jewelry. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z There were the dead animals, but stealing food from under a tiger’s nose was a proposition I was not up to. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I kept stealing glances at Baba sitting with Rahim Khan on the roof, wondered what he was thinking. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s as if I’ve been caught stealing, or telling a lie; or as if I’ve heard other people talking about me, saying bad things about me, behind my back. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Sohrab looked down at his feet, but kept stealing shy, furtive glances at me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Sean felt as if he was stealing Finn’s line when he said, “What?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Sister Martha kept them unlocked on purpose: she had no tools worth stealing, she said, and it was too much trouble to fiddle with a key all the time. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “I’m telling you I don’t believe you. You hate these people. I can tell by the way you talk about them. Whatever you intend to do, I think it’s far worse than stealing some serum.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She was accused of stealing her “madam’s” clothes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A flash of guilt cut through me as I stuffed them in my bag, but, really, who was I even stealing from? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I felt like a dog that had been caught stealing table food. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z For enslaving her people, for massacring another race, for stealing the very land itself. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Back at camp, they’d had a running joke about stealing each other’s breakfast. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "No! She's not one bit bad. Some liar accused her of stealing a necklace, and they slammed her behind bars and didn't even try to prove she'd committed a crime." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She wasn’t stealing his dreams from him, or even altering them in any way. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She would whip me for stealing, and I would try to alarm the neighborhood with my yelling. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Hugo thought that maybe the painting was a version of Prometheus, except Prometheus was stealing fire from the gods to create the movies. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Tell Donner that his trusted employee has been stealing from him all these years? Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Sass could not scold me for stealing those blossoms, for they were all mine. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Even though she had already said sorry, she had texted Grace at least once a day since then, apologizing for stealing her phone. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Two years ago when they drove to Washington, D.C., they were arrested for stealing the back tires off a senators car. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Mother used her own reserves, without stealing the life out of Ruth May or anyone else. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Now when I thought of ways to escape from my environment I no longer felt the inner restraint that would have made stealing impossible, and this new freedom made me lonely and afraid. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you just use your powers to win the lottery or make money grow on trees instead of stealing food?” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z So far as most of them were concerned, Connington had drunk himself to death in Lys after being driven from the company in disgrace for stealing from the war chest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As the mourners turned their backs to the coffin to await its burial, Pinmei could not help stealing a look. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “You mean semantics, numbnut. Try reading more books instead of stealing them.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, sir. But as I was saying earlier, this boy was caught stealing from the cafe and from the Timekeeper, who has disappeared mysteriously. We believe he might be involved!” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I looked at the tape recorder, feeling guilty, as if I were stealing what was left of his precious speaking time. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Her own parents, locked up for robbing a family-owned movie theater, inspired her kleptomaniac urges, but Aimee discovered working on herself made her feel more powerful than stealing from others. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Even though I’m mad at Kavita for stealing the dragon, I hope no one gets hurt. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Not answering, Ralph shuffled aggressively on, stealing a look at the boy’s surprised face — pink as a sweet cake. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t stealing it,” said Hugo, who looked up at the old man and said, “I dropped it! It’s broken again.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Then I notice that she’s stealing another pinch of muffin, and I pull away, glaring at her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z That “L” word completely catches me off guard, like a player from the other team stealing the ball right as you’re about to make a layup. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Like I’m walking into those fast food joints and stealing food right off the counter. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It’s just something we do occasionally, like wearing 3-D glasses for a movie, like eating ice cream too fast on purpose to see who gets a headache, maybe even like stealing each other’s lunches. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I found myself stealing away from the temple, relieved to be out in the open air. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes old people and children lounged there, or house servants or even field hands stealing a few moments of leisure. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Where was your concern when you were stealing those peculiars’ souls?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “But what was that. . . thing . . . you were stealing in the Timekeeper’s apartment?” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I've been in trouble before, but somehow the gun pointed at my back and the heavy irons on my wrists make me think that this is much worse than stealing a pie from the kitchens. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Ma watched him, stealing glances at me, like her eyes would draw us out to look at each other, but if he couldn’t even set eyes on me, why should I pay him any mind? Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t call it stealing, she calls it pinching. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But I still didn’t really want to discuss chicken stealing with my mom either. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z In situations like that, God doesn’t mind stealing. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She didn’t think twice about stealing from us. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The soldiers had been going to houses and stealing food. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z It’s not as if scientists are stealing your arm or some vital organ. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z But I also wasn't the stealing type until a few hours earlier. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He had been trying to organize a Kitchen Workers’ Union and had recently charged the camp’s chief steward, a Caucasian, with stealing sugar and meat from the warehouses to sell on the black market. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Shirking and stealing and giving you a little more lip and a little more lip until some day you have to lay them out with a scantling or something. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Not with Tyler out there stealing lobster and cutting buoys. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t have to worry about someone stealing my food if I left it behind. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I hope that at least He understands that I meant no harm in stealing Virginia. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “He tried to steal the suit...the way you’re stealing it now.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “So you were not stealing. It is the same thing to me— with one part damaged, the rest is of no use.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He kept stealing glances at everyone—Glenn Allen, Siobhan, and even Chip. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Last, but most important: make sure you always leave a gift for the person whose grave you get the dirt from, as payment. Otherwise, it’s stealing.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z "I seen them stealing off when we was gathering wood. They went that way. The same way as he went himself." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “I was thinking about taking, well, actually stealing, one of Old Tallow’s traps,” said LaPautre. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Ifem, he was looking at you from the beginning,” Ginika said, and then, to show that she was fine with it all, she teased Ifemelu about stealing her guy without even trying. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “It wouldn’t be stealing. She said her elixir has to oxidize for two weeks. We’d just borrow some of hers now and replace it with some of yours later.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “The woman before this one,” Cordelia tells us, in a hushed, scandalized voice, “was caught stealing potatoes. She put her bag down and they rolled out, all over the floor. It was so embarrassing.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I hoped I had hit the right note, but Luke made silly faces and purposely yawned, stealing my moment. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The slaves were still about, stealing a farmer’s chickens in a morning raid, but the hounds had the scent. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z They had discovered a fiendish plot involving marrying Violet and stealing the Baudelaire fortune. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z They even held mock trials, such as the one where Worsley was accused of stealing a trouser button from the offering plate of a Presbyterian church. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Can hear Daddy’s voice in my head saying looking at something don’t belong to you is same as stealing. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Already the hunters were stealing away to do their business in the woods or down by the rocks. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z |
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