in flagrante delicto
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Bats’ nocturnal and elusive lifestyle also means scientists rarely have the chance to observe them in flagrante delicto.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2023
The fossils of the bugs, in flagrante delicto, were found in northeastern China.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2013
Thus discovered, Longaville resorts to words uttered by many a soul surprised in flagrante delicto: “I can explain!”
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2013
Even when they involve 14-foot tiger sharks preserved in formaldehyde or pictures of Jeff Koons in flagrante delicto, commercial art gallery exhibitions in New York don’t often draw capacity crowds.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2011
He would be caught in flagrante delicto, and, with a heavy sentence hovering over him, he would probably be induced to name his accomplice.
From The Old Man in the Corner by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
