Example Sentences

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According to the probation report, Prowell, who is Black, admitted burglarizing the houses in Beverly Hills.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Bass and other elected officials in Los Angeles have repeatedly asked protesters to remain nonviolent and refrain from spray-painting graffiti or otherwise vandalizing or burglarizing businesses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025

It's as if G. Gordon Liddy kept burglarizing various Democratic offices after the Watergate break-in, but the reporting on his later crimes failed to mention the first one.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2020

A single count of burglarizing a home carries a maximum sentence of up to 10 years, but Ms. Maloney said Maine courts rarely imposed the maximum when no one was assaulted.

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2013

So Stumpy roamed through yard, kitchen, and stable, stalking over bleaching sheets, burglarizing the garden gate, and grazing wherever he chose.

From Tom Grogan by Smith, Francis Hopkinson