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
She said a private detective hired by the family found no criminal records for a person named Paramjit Singh in the state, suggesting authorities may have mistaken him for someone else.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025
He even hired a private detective, though he was disappointed with the man’s effort.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024
This much I can tell you: Colin Farrell plays a private detective in “Sugar.”
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024
She would have to hire a detective, a very private detective, who had not been associated with her in her practice or in the courts.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
