Similar words: break in, break in on, breaking, break into, breaking away, backbreaking, heartbreaking, groundbreaking. Meaning: n. trespassing for an unlawful purpose; illegal entrance into premises with criminal intent break in. v. 1. enter someone's property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act 2. break into a conversation 3. start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role 4. intrude on uninvited 5. break so as to call inward 6. make submissive, obedient, or useful.
1. Since the break-in we've had all our locks changed.
2. Police are investigating a break-in at the bank.
3. The break-in had occurred just before midnight.
4. If news of the break-in reaches the boss's ears, we're in trouble.
5. A routine police patrol spotted signs of a break-in at the offices.
6. Police are connecting the break-in with other recent thefts in the area.
7. Detectives have linked the break-in to a similar crime in the area last year.
8. There was a break-in at that new shop last night.
9. The break-in would not be discovered for months.
10. The break-in at his sister's house caused ￡15 damage.
11. Police link truck to house break-in POLICE are hunting two men believed to be responsible for a break-in in Stisted.
12. Break-in: Thieves broke into a house in Norris Street, Warrington, and stole jewellery and goods worth ￡2[sentencedict.com],700.
13. The illegal break-in at the Watergate Building was in retrospect quite unnecessary in terms of Nixon's electoral changes in 1972.
14. This is the second computer break-in at a major technology company that has been publicized in recent months.
15. There was a break-in at the college last night -- they took all the computers.
16. A break-in at a house in Emley Moor Road resulted in a birthday cake being stolen.
17. Bank break-in: Burglars have stolen several thousand pounds after breaking into a bank at Rowlands Gill, near Gateshead.
18. Stables break-in: Thieves broke into a Scarborough riding stables and stole tack worth ￡859.
19. Until the break-in, he had planned to use it that summer on a cross-country bicycle trip.sentencedict.com
20. Burglars strike: Police are investigating a break-in at a house in Racecourse Lane, Ripon.
21. The break-in occurred between midnight and six in the morning.
22. Police say there appear to be signs of a break-in.
23. He achieved notoriety as chief counsel to President Nixon in the Watergate break-in.
24. Sure enough, a guy showed up at Zia on the day of the break-in with a stack of the stolen goods.
25. At least there was little evidence remaining of the break-in.
26. Ironically, he had decided not to install a burglar alarm before the break-in occurred.
27. Police searched the house thoroughly but found no signs of a break-in.
28. He was on bail for that when the Ashdown break-in at a London office was committed.
29. And Channing says there was no obvious evidence of a break-in.
30. The local police were informed of the whereabouts of the statues, just in case anyone mistakenly reported an attempted break-in.
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