prowler
Example Sentences
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On the contrary, he makes her eggs and gives the prowler a jump.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
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
A neighbor called police to report a possible vehicle prowler.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
In a call to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, one of the homeowners described the prowler as a “tall, slim Black woman with Afro hair, very skinny.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 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
