How to Use petty larceny in a Sentence

petty larceny

noun

• The charge was petty larceny, which is a misdemeanor, and his bail was set at just one dollar.
  — Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2020
• The boy dies of typhoid, but his spectre and his lust for petty larceny remain with Lurie.
  — Francisco Cantú, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2019
• Earlier this year he was charged with 15 counts of petty larceny, a misdemeanor, and pleaded guilty in July, according to court records.
  — Michael Gold, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2019
• On the other hand, someone whose mental illness compels them to petty larceny probably shouldn’t be confined at all.
  — New York Times, 13 Oct. 2017
• Jack’s exile in St. Louis has been punishingly lonely and meaningless, defined by petty larceny, drunkenness, debt and a stint in prison, but also by countless hours hiding in the stacks of the public library.
  — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2020
• She was immediately arrested and charged with three counts of petty larceny, CNN reports.
  — Paula Rogo, Essence.com, 17 Mar. 2018
• There’s also a good chance that some North Koreans, especially military personnel with easy access to small arms, may resort to petty larceny to get ahead.
  — Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 Apr. 2018
• Jake Hoyle’s pandemic Olympics started with petty larceny.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 21 July 2021
• Simon and co-creator George Pelecanos use a time-hopping narrative to juggle multiple subplots about petty larceny and bureaucratic indifference with historic recreations of the Freddie Gray protests.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 22 Apr. 2022
• Other arrests followed—for petty larceny, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, driving under the influence.
  — Ada Ferrer, The New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2021

Last Updated: 20 Aug 2024