detective

Example Sentences

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The baffling disappearance of a fair-haired, little boy from a remote Australian farm has been declared a major crime, with detectives pointing the finger at a suspect in his home.

From Barron's

It is the first of five novels starring Neal Carey: “a graduate student who, much like me,” the author wrote, “was too busy making a living as a private detective to finish his degree.”

From The Wall Street Journal

There’s a series of graphic novels called “Hobtown Mystery Stories” that are like, what if David Lynch wrote Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew-style teen detective books?

From Los Angeles Times

But four days after her disappearance, he admitted detectives were no closer to finding who was responsible for the woman's abduction.

From Barron's

"He couldn't explain or wouldn't explain what he was doing," the detective said.

From BBC