Heist is an English word with synonyms like robbery or holdup. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Heist meaning
- A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.
- A fiction genre in which a heist is central to the plot; a work in such a genre.
Using Heist
- The main meaning on this page is: A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum. | A fiction genre in which a heist is central to the plot; a work in such a genre.
- Useful related words include: robbery, rip-off, armed robbery, holdup.
- In the example corpus, heist often appears in combinations such as: the heist, money heist, heist in.
Context around Heist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Heist
- In this selection, "heist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, money, iconic, holocron, movie, further and arc stand out and add context to how "heist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a daring heist involving a and a jewelry heist gang who. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "heist" sits close to words such as athena, baylor and beginners, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with heist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another person called the operation a "mafia heist". (8 words)
And that last time was the Mike Muscala-for-Ivica Zubac heist. (12 words)
Courtney thinks the show’s narrative style distinguishes it from other heist adventures. (13 words)
Although its reveal trailers showed gameplay and set up the general premise of Kay's story, players will hopefully find out a bit more about the parameters of Kay's heist and who she will be interacting with or betraying to achieve her goals soon. (45 words)
But New Zealand, courtesy of a sublime century from prodigy Rachin Ravindra, very nearly pulled off an unthinkable heist, with a late blitzkrieg from all-rounder Jimmy Neesham (58 off 39) taking them to the brink of victory. (38 words)
Dante’s father was the drug lord killed in Rio de Janeiro that Dom stole the vault from, and the pre-title sequence flashes back to the iconic heist sequence from from his point of view. (36 words)
There were comments like, "Ye konsa naqli gang hai jo money heist se milta julta hai (What is this fake gang that resembles Money Heist? (25 words)
But as the player progresses and pursues the criminal behind the heist, further questions are raised: Who is really behind the heist? (22 words)
Example sentences (20)
There were comments like, "Ye konsa naqli gang hai jo money heist se milta julta hai (What is this fake gang that resembles Money Heist?
After the heist, a staffer at their hotel tipped off the police about the three high-rolling Miami dudes who suddenly disappeared as soon as the heist made headlines.
I could have just done a heist movie, you know, that may be more complex than this heist, more involved and so on.
But as the player progresses and pursues the criminal behind the heist, further questions are raised: Who is really behind the heist?
A former bank robber is joining the cult following for Keanu Reeves’ iconic heist movie as he gives it a perfect rating, despite its flaws in depicting actual robberies.
Ahsoka was referencing the events of ’ Holocron Heist arc, during which bounty hunter Cad Bane stole a Jedi Holocron containing data on Force-sensitive newborns from all over the galaxy.
A jewelry heist gang who allegedly robbed their way through cities in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina targeting Asian people were finally stopped in Texas this week, police officers confirmed to The Post.
Although its reveal trailers showed gameplay and set up the general premise of Kay's story, players will hopefully find out a bit more about the parameters of Kay's heist and who she will be interacting with or betraying to achieve her goals soon.
And at 4 a.m. on Monday, a similar heist was caught on surveillance video at a 7-Eleven in downtown Oakland with more than a dozen suspects in hoodies arriving in multiple vehicles.
Anders hoped to start a new life with this money after using Matt to pull off his potentially lethal heist.
And that last time was the Mike Muscala-for-Ivica Zubac heist.
Another person called the operation a "mafia heist".
A video depicting a daring heist involving a large consignment of fruit and two baboons has surfaced on Twitter.
But New Zealand, courtesy of a sublime century from prodigy Rachin Ravindra, very nearly pulled off an unthinkable heist, with a late blitzkrieg from all-rounder Jimmy Neesham (58 off 39) taking them to the brink of victory.
By not developing the core heist or characters beyond a few bullet points, the show doesn't reach its full potential.
Cops have caught and cuffed the man they say is responsible for shooting up a Brooklyn jewelry store during an attempted heist earlier this month.
Courtney thinks the show’s narrative style distinguishes it from other heist adventures.
Dante’s father was the drug lord killed in Rio de Janeiro that Dom stole the vault from, and the pre-title sequence flashes back to the iconic heist sequence from from his point of view.
Episode 6 saw Picard (Patrick Stewart), Riker (Jonathan Frakes), and the crew of the USS Titan launch an ambitious mission to re-investigate the "scene of the crime" of the Changelings' heist at Daystrom Station.
Every episode is titled with a different color — a nod to the titular kaleidoscope — and starts with a title card about how far away the episode is from the heist.
Common combinations with heist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the heist 32×
- money heist 12×
- heist in 12×
- heist of 8×
- heist movie 7×
- heist and 6×
- heist that 6×
- heist film 6×
- bank heist 5×
- heist is 5×