prowler

Example Sentences

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The two Sangamon County sheriff's deputies were responding to a 911 call by Massey, who had reported a "prowler" at her home in Springfield, Illinois, according to a court document.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2024

On the contrary, he makes her eggs and gives the prowler a jump.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Mario is often seen as a cipher, someone who’s only as interesting as his transformations, be it in the past into a feline-like prowler or a spinning top of an avatar with a raccoon-like tail.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023

The prowler was dressed in sneakers, pants, a jacket and a baseball cap turned backward.

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2022

There was a half-column item in a Brooklyn paper which said that Mrs. O’Leary of Williamsburg had shot a prowler in the hallway of her home.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith