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How to pronounce burgle in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms burglarise, burglarize, heist
Type of rip, rip off, steal
Derivation burglary

Examples of burgle

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If you burgle my house it is no defence that I once invited you round for a drink.
From the guardian.co.uk
A person with evil intent could use it to hunt down sites that are easy to burgle.
From the newscientist.com
If someone tried to burgle my house, I could leap into the car and speed away.
From the express.co.uk
They have admitted conspiracy to burgle but deny they took part in the raid.
From the independent.co.uk
He was bailed, only to burgle another property, this time not a home, on February 10.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
You know you're a Facebook addict when you can't even burgle a house without logging in.
From the time.com
Fred Barras and his accomplices had all of the isolated farmhouses in Norfolk to burgle.
From the economist.com
He broke the law, was willing to bribe, burgle, wiretap, lie and extort for political gain.
From the sacbee.com
It takes a huge amount of courage as far as I can see for someone to burgle somebody's house.
From the express.co.uk
More examples
  • Burglarize: commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
  • Burglary (also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking) is a crime, the essence of which is entry into a building for the purposes of committing an offence. Usually that offence will be theft, but most jurisdictions specify others which fall within the ambit of burglary. ...