break-in

Example Sentences

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On Monday, police announced Nichols faces an additional charge after a witness came forward to report a separate encounter involving their child on April 5, two days before the break-in.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

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

Alexander Butterfield, the former White House aide who revealed the existence of damaging recordings related to the break-in at the Watergate hotel in Washington DC, died aged 99 on Monday, according to his wife.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 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

Even after the break-in I didn’t feel so utterly broken, inside and out.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank