private detective

Example Sentences

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Now, at the age of 27, Neil opens the letter from the private detective they hired to find her.

From BBC

Fans have lifted this indomitable British private detective to cult status, and a willingness to emulate her has spawned a book and the website called “What Would Maisie Do?”

From Washington Post

Tom Burke plays the shifty protagonist whose name might be Steve or Bob or Fletcher, and who might be a concerned relative or private detective or hit man.

From New York Times

Police complained of “TikTokers playing private detectives” and issued dispersal orders and warnings to people making videos for social media near private property.

From Washington Post

While the search for Bulley continues, amateur sleuths have been picking over the case, in what police have described as “TikTokers playing private detectives.”

From Washington Post