private eye

Example Sentences

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It didn’t take a private eye to find a 20-something who fit the profile.

From Washington Post

In later stories, DiDi goes to a women’s camp for the inorgasmic, becomes a private eye and marries a gay hypochondriac.

From Washington Post

So, no, the Bills are not private eyes.

From Washington Post

The private eye ended up being a fraud with bogus information.

From New York Times

But the typical private eyes in the novels of Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald or Robert B. Parker were hard-bitten men who had fraught relationships with women and booze.

From Washington Post