Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Obtained or acquired by stealth or theft: as, stolen goods.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- p. p. of
steal .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Past participle of
steal - adjective That has been stolen.
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Examples
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And she's stolen a necklace of mine -- yes, Mr. Grieve, _stolen_ it.
The History of David Grieve Humphry Ward 1885
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The _fibres_ of muscles exist previously in full perfection, in the bread we eat; and when you make little round pills of the crumbs at your side, it is composed of fibres stolen from your muscles which enable the particles to stick together; and I say _stolen from your muscles_, because they are the _gluten_ which you ought to have eaten.
The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals Jean Mac�� 1854
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Six months after defeating Ric Flair in a technical classic to win the WWE Championship, Bret Hart had the title stolen from him by Yokozuna.
WWE Championship Kevin Sullivan 2010
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That was the point of having a word stolen from the gods.
The Good House Tananarive Due 2003
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LIBERAL is another term stolen by infidels ashamed of their own name.
The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments
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He says museums should be allowed to keep most items that left Egypt before its independence in 1952, but he's not sure there should be any statute of limitations for what he calls stolen masterpieces.
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Something took me to a shack near that swamp, and an old woman named Lacey, name stolen from the lace-like edges of the white balls of light.
A Wilson Sampler - limited time free fiction deep_bluze 2004
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And it's what they call the stolen election of 1876.
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"Mathematicians may also note that 2007 was the second time that Gordon had a title stolen from him by the Chase (in 2004, he would have won by 47 points under the old system, as opposed to Kurt Busch winning by 8)."
On Pit Row 2009
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Mathematicians may also note that 2007 was the second time that Gordon had a title stolen from him by the Chase (in 2004, he would have won by 47 points under the old system, as opposed to Kurt Busch winning by 8).
On Pit Row 2009
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In military circles, wearing a service decoration that has not been earned is a taboo act known as ‘stolen valour’; it’s also a federal offence in Australia.
Exposed by a Strava KOM: The many lives of a fake pro cyclist - CyclingTips Iain Treloar 2022
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