Example sentences for: thieves

How can you use “thieves” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It seeks genuine direct elections after a period that is sufficient to organize alternative parties and prepare a campaign based on freedom of speech and other civil rights, the right to have free trade unions, the release of more than 200 political prisoners, debt relief, stronger penalties for corruption and pollution, no amnesty for Suharto and his fellow thieves, and a respite for the poor from the hardest edges of "economic reform."

  • Asked whether he approved of terrorism and of attacks on civilians, he replied:"We believe that the worst thieves in the world today and the worst terrorists are the Americans.

  • Devices like alarm systems and the "Club" have a social upside: Their proliferation might make car theft so unprofitable that potential thieves would decide to seek more useful employment (though, on the other hand, it's possible that they'll seek employment as, say, arsonists or killers for hire).

  • The transmitter is hidden randomly within the car, so thieves cannot easily find it and deactivate it.

  • The harder it is to maintain privacy, the easier it is to catch thieves.


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