spy

Example Sentences

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Two suspected Chinese spies, accused of using a sleepy village in south-western France to gather information, have been arrested.

From BBC

"Yes, I would. Sometimes I put an invisible hair across the cover, and if the hair is dislodged I know a spy has been into my notebook."

From Literature

Another with the two daughters the boy had spied in the car, and a woman—the mom, the boy guessed—smiling as they stood outside a camping tent.

From Literature

The water around him felt like cold sweat as he remembered tales he’d heard of clam pickers turning male spies into river animals.

From Literature

While in news terms, Royal Lodge had become associated with Andrew's scandals, from Epstein to the alleged Chinese spy, it was also where the former Duke and Duchess of York had raised their family.

From BBC