polygraph

Example Sentences

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When the detective asked her to take a polygraph, she consented.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“I’m willing to take a polygraph test to make this stop,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Perez requested a polygraph test and failed it, Flores testified.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Castro was accused of being an agent of the CIA or of the US Drug Enforcement Agency and subjected to polygraph tests, during which the same set of questions was put to him for hours.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

They had already been briefed on the Tolkachev case when the CIA learned some unsavory things about Edward Lee Howard's past, including theft and lying on a polygraph test.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau