sleuth

Example Sentences

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“She hid…her fear because she knows I’m a tremendous sleuth and would immediately uncover everything.”

From Literature

By the time her car had been fixed, Phipps had already tracked down the seller's address after some online sleuthing.

From BBC

Years of detailed investigation followed, which Wright describes as "painstaking sleuthing and detective work."

From Science Daily

Mason said she is thrilled with the festival’s selection of her film, just as she was by The Times chronicling the sleuths cracking the case in a front-page story in 2023, which the film highlights.

From Los Angeles Times

Through some ingenious sleuthing, Mr. Tuck discovers that on Aug. 24, A.D.

From The Wall Street Journal