as in robbery
the act of illegally entering a building in order to steal things
There have been a number of burglaries in the neighborhood in recent months.
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Recent Examples of burglary
Much of the evidence outlined in the FBI complaint is from cellphone data, surveillance video and license-plate readers that allegedly place the defendants in the vicinity of the burglaries.
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Curt Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Police with the Cass County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the home at 12:08 a.m. on a burglary/breaking and entering call.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
At least one burglary occurred in Hillsborough in the Middle District of Florida, where the complaint was filed, prosecutors said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2025
Four Colombian nationals were arrested by Oregon authorities following a recent string of home burglaries.
—Christina Shaw, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Curt Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Police with the Cass County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the home at 12:08 a.m. on a burglary/breaking and entering call.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
At least one burglary occurred in Hillsborough in the Middle District of Florida, where the complaint was filed, prosecutors said.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2025
Four Colombian nationals were arrested by Oregon authorities following a recent string of home burglaries.
—Christina Shaw, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for burglary
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“Burglary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burglary. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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