private detective
Example Sentences
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Confidential,’” says Chhiu of the stunts in “Spider-Noir,” which follows Cage as a hardened private detective confronting the criminal underbelly of 1930s New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
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 ● Feb. 6, 2026
She said a private detective hired by the family found no criminal records for a person named Paramjit Singh in the state, suggesting authorities may have mistaken him for someone else.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025
He even hired a private detective, though he was disappointed with the man’s effort.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
Hale recruited a brooding private detective from Kansas City, who went by the name of Pike.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
