red-handed
Example Sentences
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PUTIN’S QUOTE: “He was caught red-handed when he was secretly getting classified information.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
“Even when he is literally caught red-handed, he won’t want to admit it.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
"They have been caught red-handed in a cover-up," Mr Ross told MSPs.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2023
Among other things, he got caught red-handed telling less than the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth on the stand.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2023
Milo had been caught red-handed in the act of plundering his countrymen, and, as a result, his stock had never been higher.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
