cat burglar

Example Sentences

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A prolific cat burglar has been caught red handed after stealing anything she can get her paws on.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2023

It’s just … a cat burglar tale, alongside completely irrelevant questions.

From Slate • May 28, 2022

A cat burglar adversary to Batman, the role has shifted over the years to love interest and love interest/adversary.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2022

Separately, inside the besieged city, the orphaned seamstress Anna has developed herself a side hustle as a cat burglar to raise money for her sick sister, Maria.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2021

The aboatia jimmies the trophy case open like a cat burglar and hops onto one of the doorknobs.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer