How to Use burglarize in a Sentence

burglarize

verb
  • In two years, the shop has been burglarized or robbed nine times.
    — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The home the van had been parked in front of was also burglarized.
    — Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Many more are believed to have been burglarized.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • His home was burglarized the same day — something that’s happened at least three times.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 July 2023
  • Even more bummed to get home after long 36 hours and find out my house was burglarized.
    — Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Coop burglarizes mansions to cling to a lifestyle he’s lost.
    — Ryan Brennan april 1, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Pack had to watch thieves burglarize the shop on his cellphone on two occasions.
    — Matt Bruce, ajc, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The store was burglarized after two suspects threw a rock through the north side window.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2018
  • The family did not know of anyone who would burglarize their home.
    — cleveland, 6 Jan. 2022
  • The building in question has since replaced its doors and locks which were burglarized.
    — Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The Garretts had a tough first year, as their place was burglarized last summer.
    — Shonda Talerico Dudlicek, Lake County News-Sun, 18 June 2018
  • Two vehicles — one in the garage and one in the driveway — were burglarized, deputies said.
    — Stephen Ruiz, OrlandoSentinel.com, 2 May 2018
  • Why would her own daughter's best friend burglarize Marsha's home?
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The tusk was on display when the center was burglarized March 8.
    — Washington Post, 19 June 2018
  • Within the first 16 months, the restaurant was burglarized three times.
    — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Lyles called the police for help Sunday morning and told them her home had been burglarized.
    — Jerry Large, The Seattle Times, 22 June 2017
  • Three men tried to burglarize a Coral Gables home Sunday night.
    — Carli Teproff, miamiherald, 5 June 2017
  • Yates had returned to her Tempe home and found Cahill burglarizing it.
    — Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The homes had been burglarized and the women had been raped at knifepoint and beaten; some were also bound and gagged.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • On Tuesday his house in Dallas was burglarized and among the items stolen was a toilet.
    — Jeff Maillet, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2017
  • The suspect is also accused of burglarizing the same home a day before.
    — Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • In just the past few weeks, a black man in New York was accused of burglarizing his own apartment.
    — Holly Yan, CNN, 14 May 2018
  • Railway officials say that the blaze started while it was being burglarized.
    — CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • The man told the resident that a neighbor's house was on fire as a distraction, while others walked in and burglarized the house.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Especially once the office has been burglarized and the stakes have been raised in Act Two.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The family was not home and was at a Chicago Bulls game when their home was burglarized, police said.
    — Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, chicagotribune.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The break-in comes a week after another yard was burglarized within the confines of the 66th precinct.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
  • Business owners said they had been held at gunpoint, burglarized and even physically harmed.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • The Los Feliz home had been burglarized in June, while Pitt's sale was already in progress.
    — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • An audio store on the Berlin Turnpike was burglarized this week by suspects who crashed a car through the store’s glass windows.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024

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