spy
Example Sentences
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Turner was asked at the press conference about rumours he may be the next actor to take on the role of James Bond in the iconic spy franchise.
From Barron's
When Cathy first meets Edgar and Isabella, she climbs the wall of their estate and spies on the two having tea in a courtyard, where Isabella is extolling Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”
From Salon
In 2019, Arthur Liu alleged that he was targeted in a spying operation that the Justice Department alleges was ordered by the Chinese government.
From BBC
Cathy sustains a similar injury in the film, but this time, she’s an adult woman, who falls from the Thrushcross Grange garden wall after attempting to spy on its grown residents Edgar and Isabella.
From Los Angeles Times
U.S. and other Western intelligence agencies say China carries out its own extensive spying operations overseas and aggressive hacking campaigns on sensitive targets.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.