Thesaurus results for BURGLARY

burglary

noun

Definition of burglary

as in robbery

the act of illegally entering a building in order to steal things There have been a number of burglaries in the neighborhood in recent months.

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Recent Examples of burglary The dispensary then called to say the security footage showed no weapons used during the burglary. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026 Deputies initially booked Forbes into jail on suspicion of felony burglary, which has since been lowered to several misdemeanor charges. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 22 July 2026 Officials said Sabogn also had an outstanding felony no-bail burglary warrant from Colorado. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 He was charged with two felonies — burglary in the third degree as a hate crime, and menacing in the third degree as a hate crime, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said Friday, July 17. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for burglary

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The museum’s Apollo Gallery is open to the public for the first time since the infamous daytime jewelry robbery last October, in which thieves snagged around $102 million worth of crown jewels and other treasures.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 22 July 2026
Civilian Response Unit Specialist and Marine Corps veteran Edward Zapata was shot in the eye while responding to a robbery call.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 21, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026

Definition of robbery

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After committing theft or fraud, the con man used his background as a cop to his advantage while in county jail.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Newsom drew a parallel to the plague of retail theft that captivated the state not long ago, and which the state has successfully combated.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of theft

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Like the first book of the trilogy, this one unfolds entirely in dialogue—only instead of giving us a narrator whose hat was stolen, this story is narrated by the fish who did the stealing.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
Luke Locklear, 29, of Lumberton, is charged with felony conspiracy, and altering/stealing/destroying criminal evidence by taking it from the home and burning it, a warrant says.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026

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