Examples of burglar in a Sentence
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Officers searched the shoe store and found no burglars there.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Even worse, two burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) try to break into his house.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Online court records show Knott faces charges of breaking and entering (two counts), malicious destruction of personal property up to $20,000 (two counts), possession of burglar tools, and resisting and obstructing an officer.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Those included the presence of people selling drugs, gang activity, homes broken into by burglars, people being robbed or mugged, people getting beaten or raped, and children and youth getting into trouble.
—Anna Maria Santiago, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Even worse, two burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) try to break into his house.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Online court records show Knott faces charges of breaking and entering (two counts), malicious destruction of personal property up to $20,000 (two counts), possession of burglar tools, and resisting and obstructing an officer.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Those included the presence of people selling drugs, gang activity, homes broken into by burglars, people being robbed or mugged, people getting beaten or raped, and children and youth getting into trouble.
—Anna Maria Santiago, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
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 16 Dec. 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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