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
When Kirby accepted the role of Ruby — a Bondish M-meets-Q foil to a Los Angeles private detective played by Colin Farrell — in the Apple TV+ series “Sugar,” she found herself among kindred spirits.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2024
In January 1919, after the police detained Middleton and his companion, the private detective interrogated them.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
