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burglary

noun

Definition of burglary

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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 Citywide, vehicle burglaries fell about 28% from 2020 to 2025, but the decline has been uneven. — Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 29 Oct. 2026 Officers continued to investigate and searched the location where the suspect was staying, finding items believed to be connected to the burglaries, officials said. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Officers on Tuesday arrested a man who police say is linked to five Citrus Heights commercial burglaries in which more than $500,000 worth of merchandise was stolen. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for burglary

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Miami-Dade court records indicate Pollard violated probation in 2002 in the robbery and burglary case that led to his two life sentences.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
The girls sometimes lived with their grandmother or an aunt, other times with their mother and Lasha’s father, who was a part of the sisters’ lives on and off until he was convicted of armed bank robbery in 2003.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026

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The charges against Strange arose after studio employees alerted the FBI of the theft in January 2025, alleging the unfinished releases were shared to a number of online platforms.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The economic impact of business vandalism in France extends the economic consequences of retail theft.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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