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Usage examples of stole.

I sometimes stole a corner glance at him, and encountering his fiery, eager stare, looked another way from pure horror and affright, which he, doubtless in character, attributed to nothing more than maiden modesty, or at least the affectation of it.

Somalian terrorists stole the 727 in Angola to crash it into the Liberty Bell.

Priests commonly call such a habit, a celestiall Stole: in my right hand I carried a light torch, and a garland of flowers upon my head, with Palme leaves sprouting out on every side: I was adorned like unto the Sun, and made in fashion of an Image, in such sort that all the people compassed about to behold me: then they began to solemnize the feast of the nativitie, and the new procession with sumptuous bankets and delicate meates: the third day was likewise celebrated with like ceremonies with a religious dinner, and with all the consummation of the order: when I had continued there a good space, I conceived a marvailous great pleasure and consolation in beholding ordinarily the Image of the goddesse, who at length admonished me to depart homeward, not without rendring of thanks, which although it were not sufficient, yet they were according to my power.

The beastie is in England because the English Lockharts stole it from the Scottish Lockharts, and I rather suppose we must have someone steal it back.

I stole some Benzedrine tablets awaiting processing for Narcotics Division.

He tramped, begged and stole, lied or threatened as the case might warrant, and drank to besottedness whenever he got the chance.

He stole along under shadow of the stunted trees and withies, with bent body and gliding gait, so that from Bridgewater it would be no easy matter for the most keen-sighted to see him.

The children stole timidly back among their elders, and bristling dogs fawned up to him and sniffed suspiciously.

Bannor stole a sidelong glance at his son, only to discover he was still burping up bubbles.

He leaves Marlock, and during the next five years he goes through the money he stole.

Dangling from her ears were baroque pearls and, tight about her throat, a single strand of well-matched pearls that stole the heat from her flesh and glowed mellowly white-grey-cream.

He probably stole her key and password to remove the foot from the morgue and alter the file.

Wimbarton said the mountebank stole money, and Deborah as well, he guessed.

At last Bridge stole a few minutes alone with Abigail, or, to be more strictly a truthful historian, Abigail outgeneraled the others of the company and drew Bridge out upon the veranda.

I am going to take out two of those fifty-dollar bills to pay Grandma Peshlakai for that pinyon sap he stole from her, and two more to pay her for about thirty years of interest.