breaking and entering
noun
: the act of forcing or otherwise gaining unlawful passage into and entering another's building
Examples of breaking and entering in a Sentence
The thief was arrested and charged with breaking and entering.
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He was officially charged on Friday with home invasion, stalking, and breaking and entering.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Sherrone Moore, Harbaugh's offensive coordinator before taking the head coaching job after Harbaugh left Michigan in 2024 to lead the Los Angeles Chargers, was fired Wednesday before being arrested and charged with home invasion, stalking and breaking and entering.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Moore is now facing misdemeanor charges of stalking and breaking and entering, along with a felony charge of third-degree home invasion.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
Former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore has been arrested for home invasion, stalking in a domestic relationship and breaking and entering in a domestic relationship, according to the criminal complaint.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2025
Sherrone Moore, Harbaugh's offensive coordinator before taking the head coaching job after Harbaugh left Michigan in 2024 to lead the Los Angeles Chargers, was fired Wednesday before being arrested and charged with home invasion, stalking and breaking and entering.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
Moore is now facing misdemeanor charges of stalking and breaking and entering, along with a felony charge of third-degree home invasion.
—Andrea Williams, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
Former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore has been arrested for home invasion, stalking in a domestic relationship and breaking and entering in a domestic relationship, according to the criminal complaint.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Breaking and entering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breaking%20and%20entering. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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