heist
Example Sentences
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A spokesman confirmed the heist wasn’t an early April 1 joke.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Other highlights from the Comic Relief: Funny for Money show include a bank heist sketch with Luther star Idris Elba.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
In a Los Angeles County jewelry heist, investigators last year linked a burner phone from a traffic accident to the heist location and to other crimes.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
Des Cars acknowledged the institution’s vulnerability, saying the heist underscored that the Louvre—despite being a national treasure that houses countless masterpieces—remains “fragile.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
The theft of the Mona Lisa—the art heist of the century—was discovered because Louis Béroud got bored.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
