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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IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2024
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
Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Crime, courts and policing Massive sculptures worth $2.1 million stolen from warehouse in mysterious heist.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
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Verb
Nesbit scoffs at the proposal, citing the difficulties of heisting perhaps a metric tonne of nuclear material.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2024
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
Noun
The biggest, headline-grabbing heists involve eye-watering figures that are hard to comprehend—records and dollars are looted in their millions.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Crime, courts and policing Massive sculptures worth $2.1 million stolen from warehouse in mysterious heist.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heist. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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