detective

Example Sentences

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In that same barrio, Flores raised three children with her first husband, Walter Gavidia, a police detective.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Grandfather, who puffs on Gauloises cigarettes, resembles Baroness Orczy’s Old Man in the Corner, an armchair detective who solves crimes from the confines of a London tea shop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

At one point, he was asked by a detective why he was laughing, and he replied: "If I don't laugh, I'll cry."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Showing us the haul, a detective - who asked not to be identified - said the phone would be analysed for links to organised crime.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Mr. Pinkerton’s detective agency was growing more popular, and his operatives were hailed as heroes for fighting the good fight.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan