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At the end of January, burglars used sledgehammers to break into Patriot Pub in Crestwood, leaving the owner stunned by how brazen the thieves appear.
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Jermont Terry, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Laurence des Cars, the Louvre's president and director, previously acknowledged that the museum's cameras had failed to spot the burglars and that there were not enough cameras outside monitoring the museum's perimeter.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
She and her husband Thomas Deluca were shot to death in July after confronting a burglar in their Encino home.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
But leaving your porch light on isn't always enough to deter more determined burglars.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
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Jermont Terry, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Laurence des Cars, the Louvre's president and director, previously acknowledged that the museum's cameras had failed to spot the burglars and that there were not enough cameras outside monitoring the museum's perimeter.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
She and her husband Thomas Deluca were shot to death in July after confronting a burglar in their Encino home.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
But leaving your porch light on isn't always enough to deter more determined burglars.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for burglar
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burglar. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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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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