How to Use burglary in a Sentence

burglary

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  • There have been a number of burglaries in the neighborhood in recent months.
  • He has been charged with attempted burglary.
  • Those items are believed to be three to four guns stolen in the afternoon burglary.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 7 Sep. 2022
  • They were charged with burglary and looting in an evacuation area.
    — Melissa Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2022
  • There’s things that can be prevented, like auto thefts and burglaries.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
  • They are also being charged with second-degree murder, burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm.
    — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Both teens were charged with first degree murder, second degree murder, first degree burglary and two counts of second degree unlawful possession of a firearm, according to jail records.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Davies and Yoon are both charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, first-degree burglary and two counts of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
    — Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Last year, Newsom backed successful legislation that cracks down on property crime, including shoplifting, smash-and-grab robbery and auto burglary.
    — NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The friend’s safe, which contained a gun belonging to Smith, was among the items stolen from the home in the burglary.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2024
  • His death by 36 cuts is clearly a case of a burglary gone wrong.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Police seized some of the items stolen in the burglary but have not located the cat.
    — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The next day, he was arrested again for burglary and theft.
    — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The 24-year-old denied his involvement in the burglary until the very end.
    — Stephanie Halasz, CNN, 16 May 2023
  • Homeowners were not home during the time frame of the burglary.
    — Staff, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The burglary took place in 2021 and he was convicted for the break-in three months after the Brooklyn hit-and-run.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 29 Nov. 2024
  • There was a report of burglary December 9 in the 400 block of West Main Street.
    — Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2022
  • There was a burglary in the 700 block of Asbury Avenue on Dec. 3 in which tools were taken from a garage.
    — Brian L. Cox, Chicago Tribune, 12 Dec. 2022
  • He is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary.
    — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2024
  • After the fire, Ms. Morawski was charged with arson and burglary and was held in jail in Newark.
    — Tracey Tully, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Deputies responding to the burglary arrived to find the Hyundai left behind.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
  • In a trial over five years ago in Port Saint Lucie, a young black man faced charges of burglary of a dwelling.
    — John "johnny" Weekes, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
  • At 18, Melanie took part in a burglary, and was arrested.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 30 July 2024
  • The sheriff said the suspects obtained the guns used in the shootings through car burglaries.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Watson pleaded guilty to one count of robbery and two counts of burglary in 2017.
    — Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The 69-year-old entrepreneur was out of town when the burglary occurred.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • 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
  • The names listed are of those who reported a burglary and the dates are when the crime is believed to have taken place.
    — The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 4 Aug. 2024
  • The names listed are of those who reported a burglary and the dates are when the crime is believed to have taken place.
    — The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The names listed are of those who reported a burglary and the dates are when the crime is believed to have taken place.
    — The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 7 Apr. 2024

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