second-story man
Example Sentences
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A woman catches a second-story man in her house, engages him in conversation, gives him a drink to get his fingerprints.
From Time Magazine Archive
That the watch and chain were not touched nor the few dollars in the desk drawer was pointed to as positive proof that Ford's assailant was no common sneak thief or second-story man.
From The Black Eagle Mystery by Bonner, Geraldine
Sam was no second-story man; he worked on the ground floor in broad daylight.
From Otherwise Phyllis by Gibson, Charles Dana
The draught moving through the hall stirred the portière and reminded him that the window in the trunk-room was still open, an invitation to any enterprising sneak-thief or second-story man.
From The Brass Bowl by Vance, Louis Joseph
I have about as much weight in financial circles as a second-story man, and am regarded in much the same light, while you are as important as a cipher without the rim.
From The Lady Doc by Lockhart, Caroline
