heisted; heisting; heists
Examples of heist in a Sentence
Verb
a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet
Noun
it was the largest jewelry heist in the city's history
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Organic eggs are $9.99 a dozen and have become so valuable people are stealing them — in Pennsylvania, 100,000 eggs worth $40,000 were heisted just this week, followed by another egg caper in Seattle.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
An attempted Fashion District heist in May 2024 left one man dead and created a mystery for police.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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Verb
An unusual criminal ring focused entirely on heisting semi-trucks, trailers and dump trucks has been busted in Florida, resulting in $6 million worth of heavy equipment being found, according to investigators.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Organic eggs are $9.99 a dozen and have become so valuable people are stealing them — in Pennsylvania, 100,000 eggs worth $40,000 were heisted just this week, followed by another egg caper in Seattle.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
On March 18, 1990, two men posing as police officers stole 13 artworks valued at over $500 million from the museum in what is considered the largest unsolved art heist in modern history.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
An attempted Fashion District heist in May 2024 left one man dead and created a mystery for police.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heist. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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