break-in
Example Sentences
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Tomos, who has worked at Canna Deli for nine years and owned it for the past three, described the break-in as "gutting" and said he had never experienced so much crime.
From BBC
His parents, both aged 80, slept through the break-in.
From BBC
Dismissed by the White House press secretary as a “third-rate burglary,” the break-in set off a chain of events that ultimately led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon in August 1974.
From New York Times
At her sentencing, Judge Mark Latchana admonished Funk for her break-in theory.
From Seattle Times
Woodward and Bernstein led The Post’s coverage of the scandal that began with a break-in at the Watergate offices of the Democratic national headquarters in 1972.
From Washington Post
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