How to Use agent in a Sentence

agent

noun
  • They worked with a travel agent to plan their vacation.
  • If these things aren’t true, don’t be afraid to find a new agent.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2023
  • The spinoff's first season featured a *lot* of getting-to-know-you episodes with the agents.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Walsh said the eight were arrested Tuesday morning with the help of FBI agents.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Connect with an agent to learn about what’s coming to market soon.
    Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • So to me, people who are willing to drive $2 trillion annual deficits are the agents of chaos.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2023
  • That’s where authors like myself went and learned the process of doing everything, how to get an agent, etc.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023
  • After one of the parties was covered in the New York Times, book agents started asking for a cookbook.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The rest of Burks' team took turns with the federal agents, hauling full buckets up the stairs then pressing clods of dirt through steel-mesh screens.
    Rowan Moore Gerety, WIRED, 13 July 2023
  • Those who do will not have their weights shown publicly; only the customer service agent can view the number.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Do not book a sailing trip online or through a cruise line’s reservations agent.
    Sue Bryant, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
  • But with the tag now in place, Burns and his agent can attempt to hold back the Panthers’ free agency plans because of the pass rusher’s large cap number.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Apatow joked that his agents told him to hold out for more money for his fifth time as host of the DGA ceremony.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Allie Beth agents have shown that there are plenty of winning deals to be made, no matter the national news.
    Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • The agents would begin their search for these people by seizing personnel records.
    James Verini Paolo Pellegrin, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The tribal officer and agents found Mattia near a wooden structure about 100 yards away from his house.
    Jack Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Are your agents using AI to write listings and help with other marketing?
    Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
  • One sign of a scam, according to an alert by Apartments.com, is that the rental agent or landlord will never have time to meet you for one reason or another.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2023
  • The death was announced by her agent, Lionel Larner, who did not provide a specific cause.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
  • American gate agents are ready for the flight before a passenger has even begun heading to the airport.
    Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 5 June 2023
  • Slezak’s talent agent confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday morning.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2024
  • First, at a private terminal at a commercial airport such as LCY, the handling agent will escort you from the plane and whisk you away from the hordes of hoi polloi.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Despite the strong local buzz, the film still doesn’t have an international sales agent attached.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2024
  • One high-speed pursuit through the winding streets and over the wrecked rooftops of a seaside Greek town later, the agent corners his prey and realizes he and his team have been compromised.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Disruption—especially in Italy—was in the air, and Gandini was its agent.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Badolato started her career as an FBI agent in some of the earliest days that children could be bought, sold, and traded online.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
  • If Nimona’s success does tempt Ellison back into filmmaking, agents may not be the ones rolling out the welcome mat.
    Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Brent Chang, a luxury agent active in San Marino and Pasadena, said the new rules could lead to agents who specialize in specific types of sales.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Still, the crumbling wall grabbed the attention of 12 potential buyers who wanted to learn more about it, the real estate agent Morris said.
    Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
  • Khan was in court for one set of charges, when anti-graft agents barged in, dragged him away and shoved him into an armored vehicle in connection to other charges.
    Munir Ahmed and Riazat Butt, Anchorage Daily News, 11 May 2023

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