heisted; heisting; heists
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 17 Feb. 2023
Shohei Ohtani is the greatest player on the planet, scarcely pausing to heist that title from teammate Mike Trout.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2022
The movie chronicles the red sanders heist in the hills of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
How can attempting to heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe not be fun?
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 30 Oct. 2021
Dieter is brought in to help heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2021
The initial part of the chase — where Washington Protagonist and his partner, Neil, played by Robert Pattinson, heist an object from a moving truck — was rehearsed and filmed as a complete sequence.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2020
McGrady and Lakers executive Jerry West, who heisted Bryant from the Hornets during the 1996 NBA Draft, checked in via video.
—Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2020
And two, how does one go about heisting the world’s largest land animal?
—Paul Kvinta, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2019
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
The gold and foreign currency stolen in the heist were ordered from a refinery in Zurich.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Following a group of illusionists named the Four Horsemen, the group uses their magical tricks to stage a series of heists to right some wrongs.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
Is this the world’s biggest IP heist happening in plain sight?
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Los Angeles saw one of its biggest heists over the Easter holiday.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
In the summer of 2019, the crew planned a second heist at the horse racing museum in Saratoga, but the theft never happened, according to court papers.
—Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
One area of focus for the investigation is whether the group had inside knowledge of the facility, said the source, who added that the heist was discovered on Monday.
BREAKFAST BROWSE
Is decaf coffee safe to drink?
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Between July 2022 and March 2024, the men allegedly carried out dozens of heists, waiting until night to cut holes in the fences of distribution facilities or to snip the locks off rail cars to gain access to pallets of beer, according to an unsealed indictment.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
Verb
Plus, the Wall Street Journal told us to save money by skipping breakfast, and a man in the UK heisted thousands of dollars worth of Cadbury Creme Eggs.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 17 Feb. 2023
Shohei Ohtani is the greatest player on the planet, scarcely pausing to heist that title from teammate Mike Trout.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2022
The movie chronicles the red sanders heist in the hills of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
How can attempting to heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe not be fun?
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 30 Oct. 2021
Dieter is brought in to help heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2021
The initial part of the chase — where Washington Protagonist and his partner, Neil, played by Robert Pattinson, heist an object from a moving truck — was rehearsed and filmed as a complete sequence.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2020
McGrady and Lakers executive Jerry West, who heisted Bryant from the Hornets during the 1996 NBA Draft, checked in via video.
—Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2020
And two, how does one go about heisting the world’s largest land animal?
—Paul Kvinta, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2019
Noun
Police responded to an alarm around the time of a $30-million L.A. heist, but thieves weren’t detected.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
The gold and foreign currency stolen in the heist were ordered from a refinery in Zurich.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Following a group of illusionists named the Four Horsemen, the group uses their magical tricks to stage a series of heists to right some wrongs.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
Is this the world’s biggest IP heist happening in plain sight?
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Los Angeles saw one of its biggest heists over the Easter holiday.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
In the summer of 2019, the crew planned a second heist at the horse racing museum in Saratoga, but the theft never happened, according to court papers.
—Christopher Kuo, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024
One area of focus for the investigation is whether the group had inside knowledge of the facility, said the source, who added that the heist was discovered on Monday.
BREAKFAST BROWSE
Is decaf coffee safe to drink?
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Between July 2022 and March 2024, the men allegedly carried out dozens of heists, waiting until night to cut holes in the fences of distribution facilities or to snip the locks off rail cars to gain access to pallets of beer, according to an unsealed indictment.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heist. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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