smash and grab

Example Sentences

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Even then, Spurs were grateful for the woeful finishing of Monaco's Japanese former Liverpool midfield Takumi Minamino, who wasted three presentable late chances, much to the growing frustration of the home fans, who increasingly feared they would be victims of a smash-and-grab as opportunities came and went.

From BBC

This wasn't a repeat of the smash-and-grab success at Manchester City last December.

From BBC

Appeared in the October 20, 2025, print edition as 'A Napoleonic Smash-and-Grab'.

From The Wall Street Journal

While acknowledging "it's clear we have to be better", captain Andy Robertson was still in no mood to sour the Scotland feeling after a smash-and-grab victory over Greece.

From BBC

Gov. Gavin Newsom has sent officers to Oakland and Bakersfield, cities that have had immense issues with smash-and-grab retail crime.

From Los Angeles Times