detective

Example Sentences

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Using old field photographs and careful detective work, Sereno and his colleagues retraced the locations in east-central Wyoming where several classic dinosaur mummies had first been uncovered in the early 1900s.

From Science Daily

The sheriff's office said detectives were "working to determine the circumstances leading up to this tragedy."

From Barron's

“We’ve become a little bit of a detective agency,” said Andrea Moore, a director of access construction and engineering at AT&T.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a recorded confession reported by KTLA, Ali described to detectives how, after returning from dropping off their 2- and 5-year-old sons, he left his trunk open and approached Castillo’s door, which he found unlocked.

From Los Angeles Times

However, detectives did not rule out that the body had been dumped prior to 2004.

From BBC