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
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 story of Bunton, a mischievous taxi driver, failed playwright and possible cat burglar from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has given Broadbent another eccentric character.
From New York Times • Apr. 22, 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
