burglarize

verb bur·glar·ize \ ˈbər-glə-ˌrīz also ˈbər-gə-lə- \

|Updated on: 30 Jul 2018

Examples: burglarize in a Sentence

Definition of burglarize

burglarized; burglarizing

transitive verb

1 : to break into and steal from

burglarize a house

2 : to commit burglary against

intransitive verb

: to commit burglary

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Examples of burglarize in a Sentence

the Watergate scandal began when Republican operatives burglarized the Democratic Party's headquarters in Washington, D.C.
before they were caught, the thieves had burglarized dozens of houses around the city

Recent Examples of burglarize from the Web

Burglary At least eight vehicles were burglarized in the same neighborhood in the early morning July 9.

— kimberly fornek, chicagotribune.com, "Police blotter: Burr Ridge officers follow suspects in eight car burglaries onto I-55 before losing them," 14 July 2018
Burglary conveyance 11200 block of Southwest 56th Place in Cooper City, June 18, 8 a.m. A man’s 2012 Ford Edge was burglarized.

— dan white, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Davie, Cooper City area crime reports," 11 July 2018
Glastonbury police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify a suspect accused of burglarizing multiple medical offices in town.

— kathleen mcwilliams, courant.com, "Glastonbury Police Seek Suspect In Medical Office Burglaries," 2 July 2018
Wauwatosa police are looking for a man suspecting of burglarizing a restaurant, and have released surveillance photos in an effort to apprehend him.

— karen pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wauwatosa Police seek help identifying suspect in Highlands Cafe burglary," 29 June 2018
Wochit The Mesa Police Department is searching for a 49-year-old man suspected of burglarizing a home in a senior-living community and possibly targeting other neighborhoods.

— bayan wang, azcentral, "Mesa police: Man suspected of burglary may be targeting senior communities," 13 June 2018
In just the past few weeks, a black man in New York was accused of burglarizing his own apartment.

— holly yan, CNN, "Yale student accused of 'napping while black' wants fellow student disciplined," 14 May 2018
Authorities are asking for the public’s help to identifying a man suspected of burglarizing 10 San Diego-area homes in recent months while dressed in construction worker attire.

— city news service, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Police seek man who burglarized 10 homes while dressed as construction worker," 10 May 2018
Four Long Beach residents were arrested Thursday on suspicion of burglarizing two Fountain Valley businesses where windows were smashed to gain entry, police said.

— hannah fry, latimes.com, "4 arrested in window-smashing commercial burglaries in Fountain Valley," 20 Apr. 2018

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