Examples of burglar in a Sentence
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This was about ensuring that criminals — rapists, child abusers, burglars, and violent offenders — are removed from our communities.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Previously, many locks were able to be cracked by burglars, but Vuitton and his son, Georges, created a single lock system with two spring buckles.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Over the last five months, burglars seeking to swipe valuables have targeted the homes of prominent NFL, NBA and NHL athletes while the players have been away for road or home games, leading to a nationwide FBI investigation into the thefts.
—Alex Andrejev, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Until this point, Friedmann, the button-down prison reform advocate, was nothing more than a burglar.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Previously, many locks were able to be cracked by burglars, but Vuitton and his son, Georges, created a single lock system with two spring buckles.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Over the last five months, burglars seeking to swipe valuables have targeted the homes of prominent NFL, NBA and NHL athletes while the players have been away for road or home games, leading to a nationwide FBI investigation into the thefts.
—Alex Andrejev, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Until this point, Friedmann, the button-down prison reform advocate, was nothing more than a burglar.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burglar. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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burglar
noun
bur·glar
ˈbər-glər 
: a person who commits burglary
Legal Definition
burglar
noun
bur·glar
ˈbər-glər
: a person who commits a burglary
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