private eye
Example Sentences
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The former leading man, who starred on the ’60s series "77 Sunset Strip" as a private eye, passed away in 2017 at age 84.
From Fox News
After they find the body of another private eye who had been pursuing her, they team up with Det.
From Los Angeles Times
“Keep track of movement in real-time with your very own private eye.”
From New York Times
He’s written five books starring private eye Isaiah Quintabe — “IQ” for short — a Black investigator working in East Long Beach.
From Washington Post
It’s happened before, more than once: “One time Ad had been so missing that their mother hired a private eye.”
From New York Times
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