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Meanings of purloined in anglès

Stolen.

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Examples for "stolen"
Examples for "stolen"
1
The pickup was reported stolen last year in Mexico City, authorities said.
Reuters
2
Refunds for stolen items may require police reports, for instance, said McQuay.
Reuters
3
It's stolen by Russian gangsters and essentially supports Russian terrorism, he said.
Reuters
4
Police said they had not received any other reports of stolen property.
Radio NZ
5
Year after year, whole harvests had been destroyed, buildings burned, livestock stolen.
Julian
Usage of purloined in anglès
1
For it was not by him that thy unfinished letter was purloined.
Jane Talbot
2
If Cranston had purloined this packet it was under orders-Wade's ,ofcourse.
Every Man for Himself
3
Both the purloined hats lay in the middle of the floor.
Ted Strong in Montana / Or, With Lariat and Spur
4
There was the white yacht which had been mentioned in the purloined book.
The Voice on the Wire
5
A copy however had been purloined; and probably before the removal.
The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
6
One was purloined by the captain of the guards and lost.
The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of Arsene Lupin
7
Alfieri has sent in Hussain and Abdullah, not to mention the purloined camel.
The Wheel O' Fortune
8
The very sheets and towels had been deftly purloined by the widow herself.
Jim Cummings; Or, The Great Adams Express Robbery
9
Another pirate offered a more positive review of the purloined pics.
Wired
10
It is like the purloined letter in Edgar Poe's wonderful story.
The Crimson Blind
11
Handel purloined wholesale from brother composers and said nothing about it.
Haydn
12
The bird immediately gave the clasp he had purloined into his master's hand.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
13
I told her about Díaz and Lucas and the purloined skeleton.
Grave Secrets
14
Jimmy bought her a beer to celebrate, purloined from his favorite speakeasy nearby.
Zoya
15
He had not searched for them, he had not purloined them.
The Price of Love
16
He could pay back one-half of the purloined sum now to Cyril's credit.
What's Bred in the Bone
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United Kingdom
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