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
"They have been caught red-handed in a cover-up," Mr Ross told MSPs.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023
That contrasted with its reaction after Gershkovich's arrest, when Peskov told reporters, without providing evidence, that the reporter had been "caught red-handed" while trying to obtain military secrets.
From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2023
Even more painful is that this is not the first—or second—time that Clarence Thomas has been caught red-handed.
From Slate • May 24, 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
