case the joint in a sentence

Examples

1. When I was in jail, my burglar friends said, ` Oh, that's just what's called casing the joint .'
2. After casing the joint for more than a month, undercover investigators sidled up to the tables where the action was Monday night and placed their bets.
3. Holden, of Humble, Texas, doesn't say what happens when the burglar casing the joint notices that the peering face never moves, however.
4. In 1975 Warren looked at Suffolk, or, as she put it, " I went to case the joint, and they registered me ."
5. Knight's task at the outset of a game is much like that of a professional thief who's casing the joint while driving by, feigning disinterest.
6. The Sovereigns of Industry made efforts to cooperate with the Patrons of Husbandry ( Grange ), including in at least one case the joint operation of a cooperative store.
7. In fact, said Heilbrun, who never taught at Harvard, she only entered Warren House once, " to case the joint " before writing her novel.
8. Now I'm beginning to suspect he's casing the joint to see what he can carry off just as soon as he figures his way into the house.
9. And while they were casing the joint, in walked 300-plus-pound Rams offensive tackle Orlando Pace, which only goes to show that it can pay to sleep late.
10. During these visits to the store, Nick is actually casing the joint, making mental notes of the security system in place, with help from Charlie, who is pretending to be a chauffeur.