How to Use burglary in a Sentence

burglary

noun

• There have been a number of burglaries in the neighborhood in recent months.
• He has been charged with attempted burglary.
• The friend’s safe, which contained a gun belonging to Smith, was among the items stolen from the home in the burglary.
  — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2024
• Police seized some of the items stolen in the burglary but have not located the cat.
  — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2023
• The next day, he was arrested again for burglary and theft.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2022
• The 24-year-old denied his involvement in the burglary until the very end.
  — Stephanie Halasz, CNN, 16 May 2023
• Homeowners were not home during the time frame of the burglary.
  — Staff, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
• There was a report of burglary December 9 in the 400 block of West Main Street.
  — Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2022
• There was a burglary in the 700 block of Asbury Avenue on Dec. 3 in which tools were taken from a garage.
  — Brian L. Cox, Chicago Tribune, 12 Dec. 2022
• He is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary.
  — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2024
• After the fire, Ms. Morawski was charged with arson and burglary and was held in jail in Newark.
  — Tracey Tully, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2023
• Deputies responding to the burglary arrived to find the Hyundai left behind.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
• In a trial over five years ago in Port Saint Lucie, a young black man faced charges of burglary of a dwelling.
  — John "johnny" Weekes, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
• At 18, Melanie took part in a burglary, and was arrested.
  — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 30 July 2024
• The sheriff said the suspects obtained the guns used in the shootings through car burglaries.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2023
• The 69-year-old entrepreneur was out of town when the burglary occurred.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
• Police say the brother, who served five years in prison for burglary, was trying to get away.
  — Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Mar. 2023
• The names listed are of those who reported a burglary and the dates are when the crime is believed to have taken place.
  — The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 4 Aug. 2024
• The names listed are of those who reported a burglary and the dates are when the crime is believed to have taken place.
  — The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 7 Apr. 2024
• She was told the vehicle was tied to a burglary of a nearby building.
  — Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 26 July 2024
• In June, Michl plead guilty to one count of first-degree murder, and one count of first-degree burglary.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 10 July 2024
• According to the lawsuit, there was a burglary the day before the shooting.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
• He was indicted in May and charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.
  — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2024
• Tyson, a brindle gray animal, was taken in a burglary in the unit block of Galveston Street SW, the police said.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
• He is being charged with burglary and four counts of first-degree murder.
  — Jordan Kinsey, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2023
• He was expelled from school, convicted of burglary, and sentenced to some five years in prison.
  — Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
• The burglary happened about 6:30 p.m. Monday, Ramirez said.
  — Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2023
• The first burglary happened around 3:30 a.m. last Monday.
  — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2023
• He was indicted on first-degree burglary charges in a case from April with a trial expected to start Dec. 2, court records show.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
• The other was in possession of burglary tools and methamphetamine and was also on probation.
  — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024