forced entry
Example Sentences
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Martin Shipton, associate editor for Nation.Cymru, confirmed police forced entry into his house in Cardiff on Wednesday, and served him with a search warrant.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Shipton said police forced entry into his property and served him with a search warrant under the National Security Act 2023.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
Hotel security found no signs of forced entry, and Joseph flew home the next day.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026
There were no signs of forced entry, and Nick Reiner was not at the property when officers arrived, according to law enforcement sources not authorized to speak publicly about details of the case.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025
I took a self-guided tour of the downstairs rooms just to make sure that no stone had been left unturned, that no obvious forced entry had been missed.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
