heisted; heisting; heists
Examples of heist in a Sentence
Verb
a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet
Noun
it was the largest jewelry heist in the city's history
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Big Nick and his boys have heisted a No. 1 opening.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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Described as an action heist series in the vein of Power set in LA, the new series will film in Los Angeles.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Organic eggs are $9.99 a dozen and have become so valuable people are stealing them — in Pennsylvania, 100,000 eggs worth $40,000 were heisted just this week, followed by another egg caper in Seattle.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Big Nick and his boys have heisted a No. 1 opening.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
The filmmaker is also attached to direct Two For the Money, a heist thriller that has Charlize Theron and Daniel Craig attached that is set up at Apple.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Based On Judy Blume Novel; First-Look Photos - Update
Described as an action heist series in the vein of Power set in LA, the new series will film in Los Angeles.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heist. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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