breaking and entering
Example Sentences
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Now, after breaking and entering the dwarfs’ home, Zegler doesn’t spend this iteration of “Whistle While You Work” tidying up with birds, squirrels and bunnies — she makes the men scrub their own damned floors.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025
Squatting is legal is Australia, but laws prohibiting breaking and entering or trespass - remaining on private property when instructed to leave - still apply.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2024
Burglaries and breaking and entering cases are up nearly 20 percent over last year, according to Atlanta police statistics.
From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2022
She gently scolded them for breaking and entering.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2022
By some means known only to her, Angelina had heard that a man had been arrested in Portsmouth for breaking and entering a little shop.
From Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' by Reed, Helen Leah
