And not through the gate or over the walls with the army behind him, but like a sneak thief?

To Kelly he looked like a sneak thief who had just heard distant sirens.

A spokesman said there had been several raids on homes in the past few days by sneak thieves.

There had been a sneak thief in the hotel across the street.

He felt like a sneak thief, but coming here was the only way to survive.

Then, like a sneak thief in the night, he moved softly to the front door and walked swiftly down the street.

I lived in an attic and was a sneak thief.

You must have taken me for a burglar or a sneak thief.

He'd thought that she was a sneak thief at first.

I never thought I'd say that a sneak thief had done us a favour.