In a sentence
Six example sentences with burglar, each labelled with its topic.
The statute treats a burglar carrying a tool for forcing locks more harshly than one who finds a door open.
Law
The camera learned to ignore the cat, so the alert now fires only when a burglar crosses the porch.
Technology
The novel's narrator is a retired burglar who now writes locksmith manuals and refuses to discuss his old routes.
Literature
The comedy's two clumsy burglars are outwitted by a boy alone in the house, who rigs every doorway with a trap.
Movies
Interviews with a convicted burglar reveal that most choose a house by its hedges and hidden entrances rather than its size.
Psychology
The architect argued that a porch facing the street deters a burglar better than any fence, since neighbors see everything.
Architecture
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