prowler

Example Sentences

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The two Sangamon County sheriff's deputies were responding to a 911 call by Massey, who had reported a "prowler" at her home in Springfield, Illinois, according to a court document.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2024

On the contrary, he makes her eggs and gives the prowler a jump.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2023

The prowler was dressed in sneakers, pants, a jacket and a baseball cap turned backward.

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2022

They weren’t uniformly lucky on the album, which remains a polarizing listen that often finds Morrison adopting the demeanor of a cigarette-stained prowler who boasts and moans his way through simply written blues lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2021

There was a half-column item in a Brooklyn paper which said that Mrs. O’Leary of Williamsburg had shot a prowler in the hallway of her home.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith