Examples of burglar in a Sentence
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This wasn’t the first time burglars have made a run at Love Jewels.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The knock-knock burglars hit expensive homes which usually have elaborate video surveillance systems so the crooks wear masks and hoodies to cover their identities.
—Greg Fisher, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
In some, the takings were modest — one ice cream parlor was hit for a single tub of strawberry ice cream worth about $50, though the burglars damaged $500 worth of property to get it.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
After Meyers set up an unrelated joke about a man who robbed a bodega, Ruffin sarcastically scolded him and said that making a joke about the burglar would be divisive.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
The knock-knock burglars hit expensive homes which usually have elaborate video surveillance systems so the crooks wear masks and hoodies to cover their identities.
—Greg Fisher, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
In some, the takings were modest — one ice cream parlor was hit for a single tub of strawberry ice cream worth about $50, though the burglars damaged $500 worth of property to get it.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
After Meyers set up an unrelated joke about a man who robbed a bodega, Ruffin sarcastically scolded him and said that making a joke about the burglar would be divisive.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burglar. Accessed 7 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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