detective
Example Sentences
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Jonah was getting annoyed with their little junior detective routine.
From Literature
In Lancaster County: In “Witness,” a police detective played by Harrison Ford is forced to hide in an Amish community to protect a boy who witnesses a murder.
After reviewing Panorama's evidence, retired murder squad detective Brian Murphy called for the Independent Office for Police Conduct to investigate Dorset Police's handling of the case.
From BBC
Eager to make himself something more than an awkward kid with sweaty palms and a bowl haircut who couldn’t read, Newsom mimicked Remington Steele, the suave character on the popular 1980s detective show.
From Los Angeles Times
Much is still unknown about the details inside the investigation and exactly what evidence detectives have collected.
From Los Angeles Times
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