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In that case, the burglars entered through a bedroom window but fled after tripping an alarm, police said.
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City News Service, Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
The boys agree to take turns guarding the door, and Bundle shrugs off the latest of Bill’s urgings to stay out of harm’s way to pop back to her room, put on an all-black cat-burglar-type ensemble, and attempt to climb down the ivy from her bedroom to the front of the house.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Actor Daniel Stern, who played one of the burglars breaking into Kevin McCallister's home in classic Christmas movie Home Alone, is in legal trouble in real life.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Police said at the Big Apple, the burglars took cash registers from one of the stores, and then fled south on Clark Street in an unknown sedan — possibly a Kia Optima.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
The boys agree to take turns guarding the door, and Bundle shrugs off the latest of Bill’s urgings to stay out of harm’s way to pop back to her room, put on an all-black cat-burglar-type ensemble, and attempt to climb down the ivy from her bedroom to the front of the house.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
Actor Daniel Stern, who played one of the burglars breaking into Kevin McCallister's home in classic Christmas movie Home Alone, is in legal trouble in real life.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
Police said at the Big Apple, the burglars took cash registers from one of the stores, and then fled south on Clark Street in an unknown sedan — possibly a Kia Optima.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for burglar
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burglar. Accessed 25 Jan. 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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