break in
Example Sentences
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A police spokesman likened the break-in to the Hollywood heist film Ocean's Eleven, telling AFP news agency it was "very professionally executed".
From BBC
The family of a former Irish rugby star whose international caps were stolen during a break-in almost forty years ago have appealed for their return.
From BBC
"Supposedly, this is the third break-in he's had," said Officer Samantha Martin.
From BBC
Four of the group are accused of playing roles in the break-in to an Israeli-linked defence firm in 2024 and are due to go on trial in May next year at the earliest.
From BBC
Tomos, who has worked at Canna Deli for nine years and owned it for the past three, described the break-in as "gutting" and said he had never experienced so much crime.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
