Examples of burglar in a Sentence
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For weeks a small group of burglars have roamed around the East Bay smashing into restaurants and stealing safes, authorities say.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Anyone with information regarding the burglar’s whereabouts is urged to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
When a responding officer mistook the Newark Angel Frank Melvin for a burglar and shot him in the chest in 1981—that was real.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
As in the cases involving pro athletes, the burglars routinely take only luxury items and cash.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
Anyone with information regarding the burglar’s whereabouts is urged to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2025
When a responding officer mistook the Newark Angel Frank Melvin for a burglar and shot him in the chest in 1981—that was real.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
As in the cases involving pro athletes, the burglars routinely take only luxury items and cash.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burglar. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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burglar
noun
bur·glar
ˈbər-glər 
: a person who commits burglary
Legal Definition
burglar
noun
bur·glar
ˈbər-glər
: a person who commits a burglary
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