Break-in

"Break-in" in a Sentence (11 examples)

There's no sign of forced break-in.

The break-in constituted heightened security.

Officials at a Dutch museum which was closed to the public due to the coronavirus outbreak say a painting by Vincent van Gogh was stolen during an overnight break-in.

Ziri reported a break-in.

Ziri investigated the most recent break-in.

Stefan almost died during a break-in.

Alberto believed that was a break-in.

G. Gordon Liddy, the guy Richard Nixon hired to carry out the Watergate break-in, openly worshiped the SS.

Mary steadfastly denied any involvement in the break-in.

There was a break-in at the shop; everything was taken.

Described by Ken Simpson as a ... novelty record where ‘snippets of current hits’ are inserted into ‘a little melodrama almost set up as a newscast’ (Simpson 2016), the first example of a break-in record that I am aware of is ... The Flying Saucer.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.