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.
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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
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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
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“Smash-and-grab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smash-and-grab. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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