smash-and-grab

adjective

chiefly British
used to describe a robbery that is done by breaking a window of a car, store, etc., and stealing whatever can be taken quickly
a smash-and-grab robbery/thief

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Chelsea and Chloe are gossiping about their boyfriends and trying on clothes at the hotel boutique when an armed robber comes in for a little smash-and-grab. Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025 And Mary, for her part, is too ambitious to settle for mere pickpocketing and shoplifting and the occasional smash-and-grab; she’s got a big, classic, complicated heist percolating in her head that will involve more than just the Elephants. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025 The deputies received another report of a smash-and-grab shortly thereafter. Helena Gunderson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 The final defendant involved in a smash-and-grab jewelry store robbery in Tustin has been sentenced to 29 years in prison, according to court records obtained Tuesday. City News Service, Orange County Register, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for smash-and-grab

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“Smash-and-grab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smash-and-grab. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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