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
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
It’s just … a cat burglar tale, alongside completely irrelevant questions.
From Slate • May 28, 2022
The colt had never really sat behind horses, preferring to steal to the front like a cat burglar and dare the authorities to run him down.
From New York Times • May 21, 2022
The aboatia jimmies the trophy case open like a cat burglar and hops onto one of the doorknobs.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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