break-in

Example Sentences

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A source close to Combs told The Times that this was the second recent break-in attempt at the property.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

It was his second break-in since opening the shop in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Charlotte Head, 29, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona Kamio, 30, Fatema Rajwani, 21, Zoe Rogers, 22, and Jordan Devlin, 31, are accused in connection with a break-in at an Elbit Systems site near Bristol.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

After a break-in, strikes and a ticket fraud scandal, the beleaguered Louvre museum in Paris said Friday it had suffered a water leak in its most-visited wing, the second flood in three months.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Three: Our doors were locked, and there had been no obvious break-in.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson