100 Examples of sentences containing the adverb "thievishly"

Definition

The adverb thievishly describes an action done in a sneaky, dishonest, or stealthy manner, often associated with theft or deceit. It implies a sense of slyness or cunning, suggesting that the action is performed with the intent to deceive or take something that does not belong to the doer.

Synonyms

• Stealthily
• Slyly
• Cunningly
• Deviously
• Secretively
• Dishonestly
• Sneakily

Antonyms

• Honestly
• Openly
• Frankly
• Transparently
• Directly

Examples

1. He walked thievishly around the market, eyeing the goods he couldn't afford.
2. The cat moved thievishly through the garden, searching for a mouse.
3. She smiled thievishly as she pocketed the candy without paying.
4. The children whispered thievishly, planning their prank on the teacher.
5. He glanced thievishly at his neighbor's yard, plotting to borrow some tools.
6. The raccoon rummaged thievishly through the trash can.
7. She approached the group thievishly, hoping to overhear their secrets.
8. The thief acted thievishly, slipping through the crowd unnoticed.
9. He thievishly took the last cookie when no one was looking.
10. The fox moved thievishly among the chickens, looking for an easy meal.
11. She laughed thievishly after successfully hiding the evidence.
12. The detective noticed him behaving thievishly, which raised his suspicions.
13. He thievishly glanced at his friend’s exam paper.
14. The dog snuck thievishly into the kitchen, searching for food.
15. The pickpocket operated thievishly, blending in with the busy crowd.
16. She thievishly crept behind the sofa to surprise her brother.
17. The child looked thievishly at the toy on the shelf, wishing to take it.
18. He acted thievishly, pretending to help while planning his escape.
19. Her thievishly raised eyebrows hinted at her mischievous intentions.
20. The shadows moved thievishly, concealing the figure lurking in the dark.
21. He spoke thievishly, trying to sound innocent while hiding his true motives.
22. The laptop seemed to disappear thievishly from the table.
23. She thievishly borrowed his pen without asking.
24. The magician performed thievishly, making the coin vanish and reappear.
25. He eyed the prize thievishly, plotting his next move.
26. The squirrel acted thievishly, stealing birdseed from the feeder.
27. She walked thievishly through the aisles, not wanting to be seen.
28. The boy's thievishly grin gave away his plans.
29. He moved thievishly, trying not to attract attention while stealing a glance.
30. The crowd dispersed thievishly, leaving behind their secrets.
31. The burglar entered the house thievishly, careful not to make a sound.
32. She thievishly tucked the letter into her bag when no one was looking.
33. The old man smiled thievishly, recalling his youthful escapades.
34. He thievishly swiped a glance at the answers on his friend's paper.
35. The raccoon approached thievishly, hoping for a late-night snack.
36. Her thievishly quiet demeanor made her a master of eavesdropping.
37. The cat's movements were thievishly graceful as it stalked its prey.
38. He thievishly maneuvered around the room, avoiding detection.
39. She planned her escape thievishly, ensuring no one would notice.
40. The fox darted thievishly into the henhouse, seeking dinner.
41. He grinned thievishly when he found an extra slice of cake.
42. The child acted thievishly, sneaking into the cookie jar.
43. She spoke thievishly to avoid revealing her true feelings.
44. The thief thievishly slipped away before anyone noticed.
45. He glanced thievishly at the clock, fearing he might be late.
46. The shadow moved thievishly, blending with the night.
47. The children giggled thievishly after pulling their prank.
48. He approached the treasure thievishly, knowing it was not his.
49. The crow cawed thievishly, watching for an opportunity to steal food.
50. She wrote the note thievishly, ensuring her friends wouldn’t find out.
51. The dog crept thievishly towards the open fridge.
52. He picked the lock thievishly, hoping for an easy score.
53. The thief's actions were thievishly calculated and deliberate.
54. She looked at her neighbor's garden thievishly, wondering if she could take some flowers.
55. He thievishly snuck a snack from the pantry when he thought no one was watching.
56. The child peeked thievishly around the corner.
57. The pickpocket operated thievishly, always on the lookout for the next target.
58. She thievishly shared a secret with her best friend.
59. The spy moved thievishly through the enemy's territory.
60. He smiled thievishly, knowing he had gotten away with it.
61. The thief’s thievishly clever plan almost worked.
62. The kitten played thievishly, stealing yarn from the basket.
63. The couple exchanged thievishly glances during the serious meeting.
64. He reached out thievishly, grabbing the last slice of pizza.
65. The detective observed him acting thievishly at the scene.
66. She walked thievishly behind her sister, planning a surprise.
67. The boy plotted thievishly as he prepared for the big prank.
68. The raccoon scuttled thievishly away with a piece of bread.
69. He thievishly listened in on their conversation.
70. The night felt thievishly dark, hiding secrets everywhere.
71. She thievishly changed the channel when her brother entered the room.
72. The thief was known for his thievishly smooth moves.
73. He thievishly peeked into the gift box before the party.
74. The shadowy figure moved thievishly along the alley.
75. She acted thievishly, taking the last book from the shelf.
76. He laughed thievishly at his own cleverness.
77. The raccoon was thievishly clever, always finding a way into the trash.
78. The child hid the toy thievishly, hoping to keep it a secret.
79. He felt thievishly proud of his small deception.
80. The cat watched thievishly as the bird hopped closer.
81. He whispered thievishly, sharing a secret that shouldn't be told.
82. The kids thievishly snuck out to play after bedtime.
83. She thievishly took the last piece of cake when no one was looking.
84. The thief moved thievishly, aware of every sound around him.
85. He thievishly smiled as he pocketed the coin.
86. The girl watched thievishly as her sister opened her gifts.
87. The dog thievishly stole the sandwich from the picnic table.
88. She planned her thievishly mischievous act with great care.
89. The old man thievishly recalled his youthful escapades.
90. He acted thievishly, pretending to be innocent.
91. The children clustered thievishly, planning their next adventure.
92. The crow flew thievishly, searching for shiny objects.
93. She thievishly snatched the book from her friend's hands.
94. The fox moved thievishly, darting from bush to bush.
95. He looked thievishly at the cookies, hoping no one would notice.
96. The detective caught him moving thievishly in the dark.
97. She thievishly whispered secrets behind the teacher's back.
98. The cat thievishly planned its attack on the unsuspecting bird.
99. He grinned thievishly, knowing he had outsmarted everyone.
100. The children giggled thievishly, knowing they were about to get in trouble.