make off

Example Sentences

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Hundreds of Thanksgiving turkeys intended for hungry families are missing after a thief made off with a box truck filled with the frozen birds in Lake Elsinore, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

Reeves’ home was burglarized sometime in 2023 and the thieves made off with millions of dollars in items.

From Los Angeles Times

The Louvre, once the home of French royalty, has myriad entry points like windows and balconies, including the one thieves scaled to reach the Galerie d’Apollon and make off with $102 million in jewels.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last month's spectacular Louvre heist, in which robbers made off with some of France's crown jewels, was a "deafening wake-up call" for museum security, the head of France's highest audit institution said Thursday.

From Barron's

The burglars made off with eight other items of jewellery.

From Barron's