detective

Example Sentences

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The bonus was that Ella Maisy Purvis made Patience Evans an endearingly awkward ad-hoc detective during the show’s premiere season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

But mostly, they make a great detective team, often using their differences to their advantage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

But weeks later, in a police interview room, a detective pulled the rug from under his feet telling him that he knew McCullagh's carefully crafted alibi was false.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

In the story a body is found on a beach and is originally ruled a suicide but the main character, a psychotherapist, suspects something darker and turns detective.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

I learned later that Mrs. Thayer sat down with this third man of her Future at his detective agency, and she provided a full confession about her lover’s wicked deed.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan