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
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
Hint: There is only one Robbers stealing millions worth of Nike merchandise in train heists
The arrests come amid a string of train heists targeting Nike shoes around the West.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 31 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
And the thieving magicians’ third big screen heist adventure won’t be their last — a fourth film is in development with Ruben Fleischer returning to direct.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
Hint: There is only one Robbers stealing millions worth of Nike merchandise in train heists
The arrests come amid a string of train heists targeting Nike shoes around the West.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heist. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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