private eye

Example Sentences

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Skinner’s movie “The Darker the Shadow, the Brighter the Light” is described as a “neo-noir detective film” but instead of a private eye solving the case, it’s a DJ.

From Seattle Times

Dennis Potter's menacing and imaginative TV series The Singing Detective cast Sir Michael in the lead role, a man crippled with psoriasis who has a fantasy life as a private eye.

From BBC

They say the private eyes took part in voice-mail interception and employed photographers who used unlawful means to find out the whereabouts of Harry and his associates.

From New York Times

For Larry Gelbart’s “City of Angels,” a musical comedy thriller about private eyes, moviemaking and Hollywood romance, he came up with 46 scene changes — one every three or four minutes.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2016, he helped hire McMahon – a retired New York Police Department sergeant turned private eye – and helped provide him personal information to track down Xu and his family, according to prosecutors.

From Seattle Times