How to use "theft" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "theft" in popular movie and book plots

  • A Roman small-time crook, Cosimo, is arrested for the attempted theft of a car.  - Big Deal on Madonna Street
  • The mob also figures out that Boyd and Bondurant were behind the theft of their heroin.  - American Tabloid
  • On the day of the Derby the theft of the pendant is discovered and the police called.  - Ring for Jeeves
  • They travel to Scotland and plan the very complicated theft at Mac's hideout, an isolated castle.  - Entrapment (film)
  • Bigelow realizes that the theft was merely a diversion.  - D.O.A. (1950 film)
  • When Rollo attempts to work out how the theft can be traced,he and Willa finally kiss, just as Vince arrives to return the money.  - Fierce Creatures
  • Frayed nerves are exacerbated by the theft of one of Alice's dresses and Gloria's displeasure at the attention Alice receives from Robert.  - They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (film)
  • This simple revelation recasts the woodcutter's story and the subsequent theft of the dagger in a new light.  - Rashomon
  • A running joke is the repeated theft of Carl's snowblower.  - Nobody's Fool (1994 film)
  • Punishments for assault will come out of the offender's bread ration and theft will be obsolete as all men will be given their fair share.  - Assemblywomen
  • During Christmas dinner, at the moment Pip's theft is about to be discovered, soldiers arrive and ask Joe to repair some shackles.  - Great Expectations
  • After blowing up an auctioneer to cover up the theft of the Sforza, the Mario Bros.  - Hudson Hawk
  • Pinocchio rushes to the Catchfools courthouse where he reports the theft of the coins to a gorilla judge.  - The Adventures of Pinocchio
  • McDougal accuses the boys of theft and has them arrested.  - Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
  • At the same time, his theft is reported to the authorities.  - Les Misérables
  • Mu Bai and Shu Lien trace the theft to Governor Yu's compound and learn that Jade Fox has been posing as Jen's governess for many years.  - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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