burgled

past tense of burgle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgled
Verb
  • The president framed efforts to end the foreign war, which began when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, as a matter of duty.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Squandered Opportunities for Venezuela After Russia invaded Ukraine, the Biden administration tried to induce Venezuelan cooperation with sanctions relief.
    Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Her plaintive denials on screen are robbed of any credibility by an inescapable sense of overwhelming resentment.
    Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But 1976 had nobody — and not even anybody, in fairness, who can feel particularly ‘robbed’ of an England cap.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Earlier in 2025, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's Los Angeles home was burglarized on Valentine's Day.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Lohan paid nearly $10,000 a month to rent the 2,700-square-foot home in the Hollywood Hills in 2008; less than a year later, the place was burglarized and Lohan moved out.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Burgled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgled. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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