heisted; heisting; heists
Examples of heist in a Sentence
Verb
a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet
Noun
it was the largest jewelry heist in the city's history
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Big Nick and his boys have heisted a No. 1 opening.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
Greg Norman, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
The heist sets a new record for crypto thefts, underscoring North Korea's growing sophistication in stealing digital assets to fund its regime.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Organic eggs are $9.99 a dozen and have become so valuable people are stealing them — in Pennsylvania, 100,000 eggs worth $40,000 were heisted just this week, followed by another egg caper in Seattle.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Big Nick and his boys have heisted a No. 1 opening.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
Colorado puppy thieves fake seizure during heist: police Denver-area pet store heist during which a suspect allegedly faked having a seizure to create a distraction is captured on video, police say.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2025
The heist sets a new record for crypto thefts, underscoring North Korea's growing sophistication in stealing digital assets to fund its regime.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heist. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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