red-handed
Example Sentences
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Mark Joseph Stern: Well, the Justice Department already got caught red-handed lying in this case once before.
From Slate • Nov. 15, 2025
The Russian authorities say the American was "caught red-handed" with "classified information".
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2024
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
And so we scramble to do what he says, because red-handed is red-handed, and this is martial law, and Jacqui’s motivational poster is truer than anything right now.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
