smash-and-grab

adjective

chiefly British

—used to describe a robbery that is done by breaking a window of a car, store, etc., and stealing whatever can be taken quickly

a smash-and-grab robbery/thief

Examples of smash-and-grab in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The adrenaline from a smash-and-grab of this kind is difficult to match. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026

In recent months, burglars have hit shops in Burbank, Anaheim, Brentwood and Simi Valley, stealing anywhere from thousands to more than $100,000 worth of Pokémon and sports cards during quick smash-and-grab burglaries. — Amanda Starrantino, CBS News, 30 June 2026

There have even been reports of smash-and-grab thefts of stores that stock cards. — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 22 May 2026

Authorities are investigating another smash-and-grab at an Eagle Rock 7-Eleven, in which a truck was used to ram into the store and suspects stole an ATM, ABC7 reported. — Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026

Rhymes for smash-and-grab

• taxicab
• ab
• cab
• crab
• dab
• drab
• fab
• gab
• grab
• jab
• lab
• mab