housebreaker
Example Sentences
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Lao Mao was no ordinary housebreaker - his mission was to feed two starving cats trapped in the home for 10 days.
From Reuters
Mr Turner said he discovered the housebreaker in his bedroom with the top drawer of his bedroom cabinet open.
From BBC
Your friend and apprentice housebreaker, Denna, pstscrpt—Please rest assured that I did not notice the disgraceful condition of your bed linens, and did not judge your character thereby.
From Literature
It would appear that most people in Ireland form an image of Travelers from depictions of them as tight-knit gangsters, housebreakers and feuding thugs.
From New York Times
In particular, he said it would be difficult for officers to search known housebreakers without specific intelligence that they had re-offended.
From BBC
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