break-in
Example Sentences
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A source close to Combs told The Times that this was the second recent break-in attempt at the property.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Vivien Leigh’s Oscar for “A Streetcar Named Desire” was stolen during a break-in in the 1950s.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Charlotte Head, 29, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona Kamio, 30, Fatema Rajwani, 21, Zoe Rogers, 22, and Jordan Devlin, 31, are accused in connection with a break-in at an Elbit Systems site near Bristol.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
After a break-in, strikes and a ticket fraud scandal, the beleaguered Louvre museum in Paris said Friday it had suffered a water leak in its most-visited wing, the second flood in three months.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
“There was a break-in at the Kent household. Your nephew was found in the immediate area of that crime. We want to ask him about that—as well as about tonight’s attempted break-in.”
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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