burglarize

Example Sentences

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Another resident, Andrés Calderón, 40, said several people in the neighborhood hadn’t wanted to leave their homes, fearing that thieves would burglarize them.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

“He would have no need to burglarize or steal anything from anyone at a trailer park,” Steinberg said, adding that Winslow “looks forward to being vindicated” in court.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2018

“Eric Rivera Jr. would not have been in that car on the way to burglarize Sean Taylor’s house that night if he was a really good football player,” Dorsey said in a phone interview.

From Washington Times • Sep. 29, 2014

This year, she leads a particularly strong Un Certain Regard sidebar with "The Bling Ring," a film about star-worshipping California teenagers who burglarize celebrity homes.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2013

Brand-new words which have not become established in good use: as, "burglarize," "enthuse," "electrocute."

From Practical Exercises in English by Buehler, Huber Gray