The thief was captured as he left the bank with the stolen money.
The sheriff tried to portray Robin Hood as a common thief, not a hero.
The police cuff the thief with handcuffs.
The thief used bribery to escape prison.
Each thief was tasked with retrieving a certain item.
The silverware was purloined from the kitchen without the thief making a sound.
The fog rolled in like a thief in the night.
sally's apparition about the thief was surprising.
The thief scampered when he saw the police.
Parts of speech are determined by the use of a word in the sentence. Many words can be several parts of speech. I can't tell if you're asking about part of a sentence, or the name of a story or poem. For instance, the word "lighting" can be used as a noun, or a verb, and perhaps an adjective. The word "the" is usually an article. The word "thief" is usually a noun.
ex. "The thief stole the burger in the middle of the night."
The officer said, ''Halt you thief''.
" The thief's identity was revealed by my mother."
Pilfered is a verb. It shows what the subject (thief) does.