Synonym: burglar, crook, pilferer, robber. Similar words: chief of state, commander in chief, chief executive, shield, cashier, grief, die for, belief. Meaning: [θɪːf] 
n. a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it.
n. a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it. 
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(151) The thief wriggled out of the old man's grip.
(152) A thief can break into a car in under ten seconds.
(153) The thief tried to make a bolt for the exit.
(154) The thief ran like anything when he heard the alarm.sentencedict .com
(155) At the end of the film, the man becomes a thief out of sheer desperation.
(156) When he called me a thief I promptly hit him.
(157) I only caught a glimpse of the thief, so I can't really describe him.
(158) The thief got more than he bargained for , as Mr Cox tripped him up with his walking stick.
(159) Check your house for weak spots where a thief could get in.
(160) The thief ran off down the road, so I chased him for all I was worth.
(161) Jack used to be a thief, but now he's seen the error of his ways and is trying to rebuild his life.
(162) The thief ran off with an angry crowd on his heels.
(163) He chased the thief, tripped him up, and grabbed the camera.
(164) Cars without security devices are an easy target for the thief.
(165) The thief whipped round the corner and out of sight.
(166) The thief was trapped by the police in an old house.
(167) The thief was put in the police car with a policeman on either side of him.
(168) The boss alerted him that thief might come out at night.
(169) The thief had disturbed the documents in her filing cabinet, but nothing had been taken.
(170) The thief made a misguided attempt to rob a policewoman.
(171) The thief was delivered into the hand of the police.
(172) The thief grabbed the shoulder bag from the woman and ran off.
(173) To escape from police officers the thief weaved through/between/in and out of stationary traffic on a bicycle.
(174) The rogue swore against the young man, saying he was a thief.
(175) The thief was determined to turn over a new leaf once he was released from prison.
(176) They aided and abetted in getting the police to catch the thief.
(177) The thief mooched few apples when we are not looking.
(178) A thief planted the television set he had stolen on this innocent old woman.
(179) The thief saw a policeman coming, and ducked behind a car.
(180) The thief dived his hand into my handbag and made off with my purse.
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