private eye

Example Sentences

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Quirky but pragmatic, this Southern California private eye has a knack for taking on seemingly easy-money cases only to have an alphabet soup of complications arise.

From Washington Post

To judge by the audience at Wednesday’s performance, there are plenty of would-be private eyes out there, but it’s a select society.

From Los Angeles Times

Washed-up religious studies teacher and newly minted private eye Ravi Chandra Singh brings extra skills to his London firm, for in times of need he gets unsolicited help from the Hindu pantheon.

From Seattle Times

Baer worked as a private eye after retiring as a detective, according to the station.

From Fox News

As a trusted organ of the state, he isn’t limited to courtroom protocol; he assumes the intimate duties of social worker, counselor, wingman and private eye, reaching ever further into his litigants’ affairs.

From New York Times