private detective
Example Sentences
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A private detective, Auguste Bell, arrives to solve the crime.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Marten's family also hired a private detective to find her.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025
He even hired a private detective, though he was disappointed with the man’s effort.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2024
Both articles were produced during a period when the newspaper has acknowledged paying the private detective explicitly to obtain material surreptitiously.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2024
It was one of the best known and most reputable private detective agencies in New York.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
