Examples of burglar in a Sentence
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Cellphone jammers are sometimes sold illegally and used by car thieves and burglars.
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2025
His home’s security system was triggered and reportedly scared off the burglar, and nothing was stolen from the property.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The Subscriber centers on a high-end escort who, after witnessing the death of a wealthy client, kidnaps a burglar in a panic while trying to flee the premises.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
And in a separate incident in La Puente, burglars were caught on video wiping out a store's entire Labubu collection.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2025
His home’s security system was triggered and reportedly scared off the burglar, and nothing was stolen from the property.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The Subscriber centers on a high-end escort who, after witnessing the death of a wealthy client, kidnaps a burglar in a panic while trying to flee the premises.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
And in a separate incident in La Puente, burglars were caught on video wiping out a store's entire Labubu collection.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burglar. Accessed 11 Sep. 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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