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- like a thief in the night
like a thief in the night
like a thief in the night
In a swift and secretive, stealthy, or surreptitious manner. The cancer spread through my lungs and into my bones like a thief in the night, giving me no chance of beating it.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Corley | | ['kɔ:li] | |
| Hekate | | - | Greek Mythology |
| Keiran | | - | English (Rare) |
| Davie | | DAY-vee (English) | English, Scottish |
| Rowe | | [rəu] | |
| Lourdes | | LOOR-des (Spanish), LUWRD (French), LAWRDZ (English) | Spanish, Various |