burglarize
verb (used with object)
to break into and steal from.
burglarizing
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present participleof burglarize.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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
Brill said homeless encampments had grown out of control in the area during the pandemic, with people suffering from mental illness living in squalor and regularly burglarizing nearby properties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2021
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
Craig Koblitz, 62, a yacht repairman who lives across the street, said some neighbors had suspected him of burglarizing a nearby house a few years ago.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2018
If he, Ramon Hamilton, were to be caught in the act of burglarizing, his career as a rising young lawyer would be at an end.
From The Crevice by Will Grefé
