How to Use grand larceny in a Sentence

grand larceny

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  • She and Strangis were charged with grand larceny and fraud.
    — Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2022
  • In 2017, she was charged with grand larceny and theft of services.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 14 Jan. 2022
  • He was charged with burglary and two counts of grand larceny.
    — Lisa M. Bolton, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2019
  • In 1893, Baldy was arrested and jailed in New York City on a charge of grand larceny.
    — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Anna Sorokin was found guilty of theft of services and grand larceny in 2019.
    — New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022
  • He was arrested the next day and charged with grand larceny.
    — Paige Fry and Rosemary Sobol, chicagotribune.com, 28 June 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • In May 2017, Melngailis pleaded guilty to grand larceny, tax fraud, and a scheme to defraud.
    — Paul Schrodt, Men's Health, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Suffice to say it’s a short-hand blend of grand larceny and parent-child fiction.
    — Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, 20 July 2019
  • She was first arrested in April, and now faces felony charges of second- and third-degree grand larceny.
    — Emilia Petrarca, The Cut, 30 May 2018
  • Keo took a plea deal to grand larceny and assault and avoided jail, Time reports.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • This was the case for Kalief Browder, who in 2010 was arrested and charged with grand larceny for the alleged theft of a backpack.
    — Kirsten West Savali, The Root, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Sorokin was then awaiting trial for charges of theft of service and grand larceny.
    — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 11 Feb. 2022
  • But when folks commit grand larceny on a grand stage, and are punished for petty theft, well. . .
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Other crimes, such as rape, felony assault and grand larceny, are up.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Collins is being held at the McDuffie County Jail and is charged with murder and grand larceny.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, 10 Aug. 2018
  • But grand larceny is almost required for teams as good as the Warriors.
    — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 20 June 2018
  • She was convicted in 2019 of grand larceny and theft of services.
    — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 6 June 2023
  • 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
  • In 2019, Sorokin was convicted of grand larceny and theft of services.
    — Analisa Novak, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2022
  • In the end, though, there are worse crimes than gaucheness—grand larceny included.
    — Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • Gladstone has been charged with grand larceny, forgery, and stalking.
    — Curbed, 30 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • In 2012, he'd be found guilty of grand larceny and second-degree murder.
    — Jason Zengerle, Town & Country, 16 Oct. 2018
  • 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
  • The 18-year-old Woodford man was charged with three counts of burglary, two counts of grand larceny and hit and run, and a 15-year-old Dumfries male was charged with two counts of burglary.
    — Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2019
  • 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
  • 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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