private detective

Example Sentences

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A private detective, Auguste Bell, arrives to solve the crime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Marten's family also hired a private detective to find her.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

He even hired a private detective, though he was disappointed with the man’s effort.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024

I can also tell you that his character, John Sugar, is not an ordinary private detective, in ways that go beyond his fetishization of the film noir heroes he emulates.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024

It was one of the best known and most reputable private detective agencies in New York.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie