inside man

Example Sentences

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The operation has apparently gone fairly swimmingly for Sang-hyeon and inside man Dong-soo, who knows how to erase evidence of their baby-box “withdrawals” from the church’s security camera footage.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2022

He is the inside man, who is paid in advance for his troubles, only to blow his money on the trinket.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 24, 2017

Yes, everybody’s favourite bespectacled technologist has been revealed to be a host, and Ford’s ultimate inside man.

From The Guardian • Nov. 14, 2016

Nick Corsellis, lawyer for Carl Wood, said an "inside man" must have been involved in the raid but his client lacked the expertise to be that person.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2016

The blankets must be covering what she's really transporting: documents, ration cards, maybe even a pile of money to pay off an inside man.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse