Examples of burglar in a Sentence
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Once inside, Minguzzi says that the burglars took off with approximately $10,000 in tools that were on display as part of their Father's Day deals and money from the registers.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 June 2026
From there, everything went downhill for the burglars.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
The agency is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the burglars, a poster distributed by the agency and posted Monday by Little Rock police states.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 1 June 2026
Daniel Robinson, 26, was arrested and charged with criminal trespass and possession of burglar’s tools, sources said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 June 2026
From there, everything went downhill for the burglars.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
The agency is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the burglars, a poster distributed by the agency and posted Monday by Little Rock police states.
—Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 1 June 2026
Daniel Robinson, 26, was arrested and charged with criminal trespass and possession of burglar’s tools, sources said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 May 2026
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burglar. Accessed 24 Jun. 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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