detective

Example Sentences

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Prosecutor Andrew Scott said the detective had accessed logs involving "a relatively minor complaint" and "tittle-tattle" relating to her male friend, which was being dealt with by uniformed officers.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

The student sleuths include Hannah Metcalf, a senior, who has already taken the course and wanted back in regardless of credits; her gifts as a forensic detective seem pretty advanced, but she’s a natural.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

After reporting Lopez missing last September, Lopez’s daughter told a detective that Yepez had been mistreating her mother at work, the police report said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Slate’s Laura Miller breaks down how we got from a neo-noir detective show to a series about … an alien?

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

If I had money, I’d hire a detective like they do on TV.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko