cat burglar
Example Sentences
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He is a cat burglar - a kleptomaniac kitty who apparently cannot be reformed.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 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
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
