burgle
Origin of burgle
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How to use burgle in a sentence
For cloud backups, I recommend Backblaze, a dead-simple program that will automatically put your data in a bucket online—so even if your house is burgled or catches fire, you’ll still have access to all your files.
Did your hard drive crash? Here’s how to know if it’s safe to use again. | Whitson Gordon | October 9, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe evening before, the shed at the back of the home had been burgled, likely by thieves who were aware that Onil was in jail.
The Calamitous Castros: What We Know About Ariel Castro’s Brothers and Mother | Steve Miller | May 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEscaping from Key West, the mulatto worked his way up the coast to Tampa, where he burgled a bank.
Motor Matt's Daring, or, True to His Friends | Stanley R. MatthewsIt was discovered that the pay offices had been burgled, and that a vast sum of money had been removed.
The Hero of Panama | F. S. BreretonI've never burgled—and I had begun to hope you'd initiate me and let me share the adventure.
Destiny | Charles Neville Buck
This is the window, plastered with brown-paper and treacle, and then broken, belonging to the House that Bill burgled.
The diamondsmiths' premises in Regent Street had been burgled the night before and the contents of the safe cleared.
Jack O' Judgment | Edgar Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for burgle
/ (ˈbɜːɡəl) /
to commit burglary upon (a house, etc)
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