Examples of burglar in a Sentence
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The would-be burglars left behind a lot of damage at the liquor store before driving off in a gray hatchback.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Des Cars has acknowledged that the museum's cameras failed to spot the burglars and that there were not enough cameras monitoring the building's perimeter.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Three burglars stole collectibles including Pokémon cards and damaged an Anaheim store earlier this week — resulting in an estimated $180,000 in losses, a manager of the business said.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026
Shops in Gardena, Simi Valley and Huntington Beach have all been hit by burglars bypassing cash registers and going straight for the cards.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Des Cars has acknowledged that the museum's cameras failed to spot the burglars and that there were not enough cameras monitoring the building's perimeter.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Three burglars stole collectibles including Pokémon cards and damaged an Anaheim store earlier this week — resulting in an estimated $180,000 in losses, a manager of the business said.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026
Shops in Gardena, Simi Valley and Huntington Beach have all been hit by burglars bypassing cash registers and going straight for the cards.
—Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burglar. Accessed 5 Mar. 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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