prowler

Example Sentences

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A grand jury exonerated her of murder, accepting her explanation that she’d mistaken Billy for a prowler who had been frequenting the area, sometimes raiding homeowners’ fridges.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2022

For now, I can only turn up the volume on my security-cam alerts, enduring the false alarms triggered by wildlife but ensuring that I’ll be awake should the prowler return.

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2022

They weren’t uniformly lucky on the album, which remains a polarizing listen that often finds Morrison adopting the demeanor of a cigarette-stained prowler who boasts and moans his way through simply written blues lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2021

When Mare is called to investigate a prowler, she's called out to Grub Road.

From Salon • May 30, 2021

It occurred to me I might he mistaken for a prowler, so I walked around the block.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli