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

“Westwood was entirely sure it was people trying to seek out their houses to burglarize them,” said Neal, a documentary film editor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2023

As thousands demonstrated in Washington this week to protest racial inequality and police brutality, scores of people used the civil unrest as a chaotic cover to burglarize businesses, according to police data and arrest records.

From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2020

Tolbert says he believes that “will have an effect on those who burglarize homes in Flint.”

From Washington Times • Feb. 11, 2015

The Heads must win.—What puzzles me Is why in Hades there should be A watchdog; 'tis, I should surmise, The last place one would burglarize.

From A Handbook for Latin Clubs by Paxson, Susan