counterspy

Example Sentences

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Mr. Warner said he has doubts about creating a separate counterspy agency but added that the committee is thoroughly investigating the possibility.

From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2022

“Local G.I. acts as counterspy at a POW camp,” he said.

From Washington Times • Mar. 20, 2017

If Philby was, as many have called him, the spy of the century, James Angleton was the counterspy of the century.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013

We’re still haunted by the legacy of these spectral figures, their legacy of doubling and doubt—and, yes, the shadowy counterspy linked to both.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2013

A French counterspy had gotten his hands on a British spy’s list of ships carrying war supplies from French ports.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen