How to Use burglary in a Sentence

burglary

noun
  • There have been a number of burglaries in the neighborhood in recent months.
  • He has been charged with attempted burglary.
  • The men could face burglary charges if caught.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • Adams is charged with 14 felony counts of burglary.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 5 May 2026
  • Diebel came to believe the burglary scene was staged.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 31 Oct. 2025
  • So far, there have been no arrests in her home burglary.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
  • He was then charged with four counts of murder and one count of felony burglary.
    — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
  • His message to the burglary crew.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The burglary charge is still pending.
    — CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Officers said no one was home at the time of the burglary.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • His death by 36 cuts is clearly a case of a burglary gone wrong.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Roske was carrying zip ties, burglary tools, a knife and a gun.
    — Fox News, 16 June 2022
  • Just a handful of burglaries here and there for a while, but then a few more.
    — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
  • He was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2025
  • He was charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 4 July 2025
  • No employees were present at the time of the burglary, the spokesman said.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 1 June 2026
  • He is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2024
  • For his role in the burglary, White was sentenced to three and a half years.
    — Rebecca Laflam, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • They were all booked on suspicion of burglary.
    — Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Steven White was sentenced to three-and-a-half years for his role in the burglary.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • No one was home at the time of the burglary and no injuries were reported.
    — Pilar Arias, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In a home burglary, someone could steal a computer or phone and sell it.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 9 Jan. 2022
  • Zamudio said there has been a rash of burglaries in the area.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Police seized some of the items stolen in the burglary but have not located the cat.
    — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Those items are believed to be three to four guns stolen in the afternoon burglary.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 7 Sep. 2022
  • All three men are now facing burglary charges and remain in custody.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Homeowners were not home during the time frame of the burglary.
    — Staff, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Ryder is found not guilty of burglary, guilty of vandalism and guilty of grand theft.
    — CNN, 5 Oct. 2021
  • He was charged with with burglary, two counts of criminal mischief, and breach of bail.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
  • Police say the brother, who served five years in prison for burglary, was trying to get away.
    — Harry Bruinius, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Mar. 2023

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