burglar

[ˈbɜːrɡlər]

Definition:
1. A thief who enters a building with intent to steal.

Use 'burglar' in a sentence:

1. The Police arrested the burglar.
2. But burglars stole them all from his parents' home in June.
3. He got a job selling burglar alarms and also worked at a pub.
4. A burglar was so frightened after being caught by security guards he urinated.
5. Ningbo, China: Persistent burglar hides under bed for two days.
6. Hangzhou police on Monday detained a group of burglars, including 13 HIV carriers.
7. Now Nando was alarmed. "Are you some kind of burglar?"
8. A surveillance camera recorded two burglars forcing open the iron door an hour before.
9. The girl thought she recognized his voice and later realized it was the burglar.
10. Museum burglars bring to mind a Sean Connery type sneaking through a ceiling.
11. Police were on the look out for the four suspects who were believed to be burglars.
12. That night I slept soundly because I was sure that no burglar could get into our house.
13. Patrolling police detained a man in Chongqing as a burglar one night last week.
14. The burglar saw the policeman and cleared off immediately.
15. And if I am a burglar, you'd better head home right now.
16. Startled, the burglar looks around the room.
17. A burglar fell asleep twice on the balcony of a flat he broke into on Tuesday.
18. The burglar found his number from a business card in his computer bag.
19. The other burglar hid from police in an apartment by crawling through a window.
20. She told Baoding City police, who helped her text the burglar and arrange a meeting.
21. A paranoid Chongqing woman's idea of keeping burglars away has begun to infuriate her neighbors.
22. After the burglars replied and provided their address, the police showed up and arrested them.
23. In 2009, the temptation of drugs drove him to join a burglar ring.
24. He then used a knife to fight the burglar, who was killed in the tussle.
25. The officers told him that the man they sought was a convicted burglar.
26. The police arrived soon afterward, but the burglar was already gone.
27. Later, police caught the burglar's partner who escaped when the woman screamed.
28. Six burglars broke in at about 3 am and tied up the couple.
29. Li stressed that Shi is not a skilled burglar as some have assumed.
30. Next, the two burglars killed Song's wife and daughter who had also been awakened.
31. This is a manufacturer of burglar-proof padlock.
32. Down jumped the burglar from the tenth floor when the policeman pointed his gun at him.
33. After the burglar was caught, there was a lot of relief.
34. These are the points that a burglar will attack.
35. A burglar for love is loathsome.
36. He openly boasted of his skill as a burglar.
37. The burglar jumps again, and takes a longer look around the room.
38. Earlier this month, burglars hit the Los Angeles home of Nicky Hilton.
39. But Ding shot from the bed, grabbing a pole and taking down two of the burglars.
40. The burglar got in through the window.
41. Police caught a hardened burglar that night as he carried tools to commit an offense.
42. A young woman has subdued a burglar who broke into her home using Taekwondo moves.
43. Four burglars chose the wrong home to break into on Friday night.
44. We kept alive and caught the burglar.
45. The failed burglar is out of danger and awaiting his family's arrival.
46. The bark of the dog grightened the burglar away.
47. Ding's cousin Huang heard the commotion and helped to capture one of the burglars.
48. He opened the door and came face-to-face with a burglar.
49. We arrived home early and surprised a burglar trying to break in.
50. With wired setups, the fear is that a burglar might be able to shut your system down simply by cutting the right cable.
51. This was the burglar example where they had two copies of everything.
52. They believe the burglars could have drugged them with an unknown gas.
53. The burglar alarm is activated by movement.
54. However, the identity of the burglar changed after the first half of the film while the initial burglar was out of sight.
55. The main thing to remember is to switch off the burglar alarm.
56. He chased after the burglar but couldn't catch him.
57. The burglar alarm should be professionally installed.
58. A determined burglar will not shirk from breaking a window to gain entry.