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Thieves in a sentence

Thieves meaning

plural of thief

Using Thieves

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of thief
  • In the example corpus, thieves often appears in combinations such as: the thieves, among thieves, of thieves.

Context around Thieves

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

chanted 1× whereby 1× allow 1× give 1× world 1× report 1× best 1× believe 1×

Often after:

world 2× shame 1× mobilize 1× remote 1× autolycus 1× due 1× pierce 1× armed 1× scrawled 1× board 1×

Sentence patterns with Thieves

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by the thieves 3× abbey the thieves world thieves 1× and allow thieves to see 1× chanted thieves thieves thieves shame 1× for the thieves and by 1× from time thieves will is 1× greatest of thieves due to 1× honor among thieves has now 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a data breach 1× a group of 1× a situation whereby 1× about imran khan 1× after an intense 1× after first becoming 1×

Common sentence endings:

by the thieves 3× access to computers 1× as his patron 1× board game released 1× california jewellery store 1× court should stop 1×

Words around Thieves

Just before it in the word index:

thieverycorp 3 thievery 15 thieu 18 thietmar 11 thiessen 24 thiesse 2

Just after it in the word index:

thieving 35 thigh 452 thighbone 6 thighs 169 thigpen 16 thiim 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

beneficiaries 902 charleston 902 customize 902 czech 902 disrupted 902 easing 902

Corpus analysis for Thieves

  • In this selection, "thieves" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, chanted, whereby, allow, world, shame and mobilize stand out and add context to how "thieves" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by the thieves and abbey the thieves world thieves. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thieves" sits close to words such as beneficiaries, charleston and customize, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thieves

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And we literally have been thick as thieves since then. (10 words)

After an intense holdup at a pawnshop, Grace is taken hostage by the thieves. (14 words)

Ours became a kleptocracy; government of the few, for the thieves and by the thieves. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Although many of the historic pieces were recovered as part of a plea deal, some are feared lost forever in what prosecutors called an act of “remarkable criminal drive and recklessness” by the thieves. (34 words)

Over the next few years, he created and edited (with his then-wife, Lynn Abbey ) the Thieves' World Thieves' World series of shared world anthologies, credited as the first project of its type. (33 words)

Although Felicia Hardy, a.k.a. the Black Cat, is one of the best thieves in Marvel Comics, she has also tried her hand at becoming a superhero on several occasions. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

One woman shouted towards the building 'you are stealing Assange's belongings', while others chanted 'Thieves, thieves, thieves, shame on you'.

A situation whereby thieves mobilize themselves to give moral support to thieves like them in court should stop.

Ours became a kleptocracy; government of the few, for the thieves and by the thieves.

There are various forms of malware but some download secretly into computers and allow thieves to see each keystroke or give thieves remote access to computers.

Over the next few years, he created and edited (with his then-wife, Lynn Abbey ) the Thieves' World Thieves' World series of shared world anthologies, credited as the first project of its type.

Patron of thieves Autolycus received his skills as the greatest of thieves due to sacrificing to Hermes as his patron.

About Imran Khan’s willingness for talks, he said, how could the government trust the PTI leader as Imran Khan used to say he would not talk with “thieves”.

According to the report, thieves are now using radio devices to steal the signal from your keys while you have them in your possession.

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A data breach is when thieves pierce a website’s security and steal private information (including your email) stored there.

After an intense holdup at a pawnshop, Grace is taken hostage by the thieves.

After first becoming available for streaming on Paramount Plus, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves has now become available on another platform.

After he saves a man from time thieves, Will is rewarded with a century, but that kind of time attracts the unwanted attention of the Timekeeper authorities.

A group of three thieves armed with hammers conducted a bold smash-and-grab robbery at a California jewellery store.

Almost as if to add insult to injury, the thieves scrawled “Kiaboyz” in sharpie on the roof above the driver’s-side door.

Also, if you are not into digital gaming, you should note that there will soon be a Sea of Thieves board game released.

Although Felicia Hardy, a.k.a. the Black Cat, is one of the best thieves in Marvel Comics, she has also tried her hand at becoming a superhero on several occasions.

Although many of the historic pieces were recovered as part of a plea deal, some are feared lost forever in what prosecutors called an act of “remarkable criminal drive and recklessness” by the thieves.

And on Saturday, Labour shared another which suggested Mr Sunak does not believe thieves should be punished.

And police say the thieves 'frequented' businesses in where 'the majority' of their offending took place.

And we literally have been thick as thieves since then.

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Common combinations with thieves

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thieves" in a sentence?
An example: "One woman shouted towards the building 'you are stealing Assange's belongings', while others chanted 'Thieves, thieves, thieves, shame on you'." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "thieves" from authentic English texts.
What does "thieves" mean?
Thieves means: plural of thief
How many example sentences with "thieves" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "thieves", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.