detective

Example Sentences

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But weeks later, in a police interview room, a detective pulled the rug from under his feet telling him that he knew McCullagh's carefully crafted alibi was false.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

He played testimony on Grossman’s speed from an Orange County detective who is an expert in crash investigations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

In the story a body is found on a beach and is originally ruled a suicide but the main character, a psychotherapist, suspects something darker and turns detective.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Philippe Briggs, a recently retired Los Angeles police detective and former Army reservist, said he paid $25,000 for the 99-year lease on his windowless bunker six or seven years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

I might not have been doing much detective work playing ghost-in-the-graveyard with Flora this past week.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan