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

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

In Pilot Point: In “Bonnie and Clyde,” starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty, the Barrow Gang’s bank heist was filmed in the town square.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Amazon MGM's heist thriller "Crime 101," starring Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry and Mark Ruffalo, landed in third place with $17.8 million, Exhibitor Relations reported.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 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