red-handed
Example Sentences
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"Miranda and his accomplices played a hands-on role in the importation and were caught red handed by officers who had been diligently watching them and building strong evidence against them."
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023
“They were caught red handed with no place to go. And during a moment when they want to improve relations with many big powers, principally the U.S.”
From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2023
For markets, this is like stealing the last cookie in the cookie jar, getting caught red handed, and, instead of a good spanking, you get another cookie, with chocolate on.
From Reuters • Feb. 2, 2023
"It reads a lot like a stern but polite reprimand of a child caught red handed who needs to be read the riot act," he wrote.
From Salon • Sep. 22, 2022
"However," said he, "'twill not be long, the culprits having been taken red handed."
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles