cat burglar
Example Sentences
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A prolific cat burglar has been caught red handed after stealing anything she can get her paws on.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2023
“Death Prefers Blondes” follows a teenage glitteratus, Margo Manning, who moonlights as a cat burglar alongside a team of fabulous young drag queens.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023
They are worse than the solitary crooks who occasionally slink past our homes because they are ubiquitous, invisible and more elusive than even the wiliest cat burglar.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2022
A cat burglar adversary to Batman, the role has shifted over the years to love interest and love interest/adversary.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2022
It slid open with just a couple of squeaks, then I was inside the Amos house crouched down like a cat burglar.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
