smash and grab
Example Sentences
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The digital revolution has trained us all to smash and grab.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
Why on Earth would you subject your business to a possible smash and grab?
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2022
Officer Makhetha Watson, a D.C. police spokeswoman, said detectives are talking with police in several neighboring jurisdictions about whether the smash and grab theft at Focus Optician could be related to other similar crimes.
From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2022
This includes funding for what his administration calls “a smash and grab enforcement unit,” grants for small businesses that have been affected and state-level prosecution if local district attorneys choose not to act.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2022
What it shouldn't be is a "smash and grab" to get as much information on your employees as possible.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2020
