Examples of private detective in a Sentence
when the police insisted that it was an accident and not murder, she hired a private detective
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 July 2025
After Beom-jun leaves the hospital against medical advice, Ju-yeon uses the private detective agency to switch out Beom-jun’s pain medication for fentanyl.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
Taylor Russell is already on board as a suave private detective.
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The fifth book in the Pentecost and Parker mystery series finds Lillian Pentecost, an aging private detective with multiple sclerosis, under arrest for the murder of a wealthy financier.
—Liza Tully, People.com, 6 July 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 July 2025
After Beom-jun leaves the hospital against medical advice, Ju-yeon uses the private detective agency to switch out Beom-jun’s pain medication for fentanyl.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
Taylor Russell is already on board as a suave private detective.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
The fifth book in the Pentecost and Parker mystery series finds Lillian Pentecost, an aging private detective with multiple sclerosis, under arrest for the murder of a wealthy financier.
—Liza Tully, People.com, 6 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for private detective
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“Private detective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20detective. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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