prowler
Example Sentences
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The two Sangamon County sheriff's deputies were responding to a 911 call by Massey, who had reported a "prowler" at her home in Springfield, Illinois, according to a court document.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024
We had a costume designer very quickly build this prowler costume.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Zeke, a white and gray short-haired cat with a penchant for taking down rats, is known in his Boston neighborhood as a fearless prowler.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
The prowler was dressed in sneakers, pants, a jacket and a baseball cap turned backward.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2022
There was a half-column item in a Brooklyn paper which said that Mrs. O’Leary of Williamsburg had shot a prowler in the hallway of her home.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
