burgle

Example Sentences

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Alexandru Stan was acquitted of conspiring to burgle the homes following a high-profile trial.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2021

“You make it as hard as possible for burglars in hopes that they look for some other house to burgle, but it’s impossible to ever completely secure your house.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2019

The men, from Cambridgeshire, Essex, Kent, London, the West Midlands and Northern Ireland, were convicted of conspiracy to burgle.

From BBC • Feb. 29, 2016

Ford’s conversion took England to within five points and they had two minutes to burgle a victory.

From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2015

Careful research showed that the burglar had been disturbed before he had had opportunity to burgle.

From The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold