FILCH in a Sentence

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For FILCH, below is one of 3 sentences:
He fumbled in one of his pockets, and pulled from it a scrap of paper and a bit of red pencil filched from some carpenter.

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 Meanings and Examples of FILCH
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filch
 v.  steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust
Classic Sentence:
1  He fumbled in one of his pockets, and pulled from it a scrap of paper and a bit of red pencil filched from some carpenter.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 15: CHAPTER IV—GAVROCHE'S EXCESS OF ZEAL
2  Letters of the alphabet can be filched, like a purse or a watch.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER I—THE SEVENTH CIRCLE AND THE EIGHTH HEAVEN
Example Sentence:
1  The boys filch apples from the fruit stand.