How to Use grand larceny in a Sentence
grand larceny
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He was charged with burglary and two counts of grand larceny.
—Lisa M. Bolton, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2019
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Suffice to say it’s a short-hand blend of grand larceny and parent-child fiction.
—Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, 20 July 2019
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Keo took a plea deal to grand larceny and assault and avoided jail, Time reports.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 13 Sep. 2019
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She was sentenced in May to four to 12 years in prison after being convicted of grand larceny and theft.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2019
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Among the charges were grand larceny, unauthorized practice of a profession and scheme to defraud, as well as six counts of child endangerment.
—Michael Gold, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2019
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This led to the entire cast being arrested for destruction of private property and grand larceny.
—Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2019
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Pascucci pleaded guilty to conspiracy and grand larceny and served four months of weekends in jail, Time reports.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 13 Sep. 2019
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The 27-year-old Woodbridge woman was arrested on June 6 and charged with four counts of grand larceny and two counts of burglary.
—Lisa M. Bolton, Washington Post, 19 June 2019
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He was arrested in New York City last weekend and faces charges of burglary, attempted burglary and grand larceny.
—Madeline Holcombe and Joshua Girsky, CNN, 8 Sep. 2019
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Kennard was previously charged with burglary and grand larceny, making him eligible to be sentenced under the act.
—Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2019
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Both cases have been reported as grand larceny, and the investigations are ongoing.
—Monica Haider, CNN, 23 Sep. 2019
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Now, Sabatino is facing multiple charges of burglary and grand larceny, and search warrants are being executed for his home, hotel room, and car.
—Ben Kesslen, NBC News, 4 Sep. 2019
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In 1979, Kennard was charged with burglary and grand larceny, making him eligible to be sentenced under the act.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2019
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She and Strangis were charged with grand larceny and fraud.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2022
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In 2017, she was charged with grand larceny and theft of services.
—Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 14 Jan. 2022
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In 1893, Baldy was arrested and jailed in New York City on a charge of grand larceny.
—Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
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Anna Sorokin was found guilty of theft of services and grand larceny in 2019.
—New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022
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Drops in reports of rape and grand larceny have helped keep the overall crime rate this year mostly flat.
—Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2020
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But when King skimmed some of the cash to pay his overdue taxes, his partner sued him for grand larceny in 1971.
—The Associated Press, NOLA.com, 23 Jan. 2021
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In May 2017, Melngailis pleaded guilty to grand larceny, tax fraud, and a scheme to defraud.
—Paul Schrodt, Men's Health, 16 Mar. 2022
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Sorokin was then awaiting trial for charges of theft of service and grand larceny.
—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 11 Feb. 2022
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But when folks commit grand larceny on a grand stage, and are punished for petty theft, well. . .
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2021
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Other crimes, such as rape, felony assault and grand larceny, are up.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2022
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She was convicted in 2019 of grand larceny and theft of services.
—Justin Ray, Robb Report, 6 June 2023
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Gallagher was the victim of a grand larceny, the police sources said, and her death is being linked to a pattern of victims who were drugged and robbed.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2023
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In 2019, Sorokin was convicted of grand larceny and theft of services.
—Analisa Novak, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2022
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In the end, though, there are worse crimes than gaucheness—grand larceny included.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2022
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King, who was also charged in the rental scheme, pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was sentenced to six months in prison with five years of probation.
—Curbed, 2 Nov. 2022
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Soon come, they’ll be sent back to Virginia on charges of burglary, felony conspiracy to commit burglary and two counts of grand larceny.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
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Beyond the subway system, citywide incident rates of crimes like murder, rape, grand larceny, and burglary have all decreased in the last two years, according to NYPD reports.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
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