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

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These aren’t smash-and-grab jobs. — Chris Spear, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026 There have even been reports of smash-and-grab thefts of stores that stock cards. — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 22 May 2026 The adrenaline from a smash-and-grab of this kind is difficult to match. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026 Every dollar the city of Los Angeles spends catching and charging these thieves is a dollar that prevents the next burglary, the next car break in, the next smash-and-grab robbery. — Daniel Yukelson, Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for smash-and-grab

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