The bank was robbed by a professional safecracker.
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In the center of the console were three domed knobs; as Castelli turned these, ever so gently, with the finesse of a safecracker, the impact of the images was altered.—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 In classic heist-thriller fashion, each recruit fulfills a very cool and specific role — the driver, the safecracker, the chemist, etc.—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Jan. 2023 All that’s missing is a safecracker spinning dials and listening for a telltale click.—Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2022 Saul is, first and foremost, a rhetorical safecracker.—New York Times, 9 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for safecracker
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