red-handed
Example Sentences
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Mark Joseph Stern: Well, the Justice Department already got caught red-handed lying in this case once before.
From Slate • Nov. 15, 2025
The Post Office has maintained that they advised Mr Jenkins appropriately at the time but the surfacing of these documents "catches them red-handed", according to the University of Exeter's Prof Richard Moorhead.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2024
PUTIN’S QUOTE: “He was caught red-handed when he was secretly getting classified information.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024
“Even when he is literally caught red-handed, he won’t want to admit it.”
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2024
For a moment my mom thought she’d caught me red-handed, but Teddy’d given me a solid alibi.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
