Examples of gumshoe in a Sentence
Noun
the couple paid a gumshoe to look for their missing son
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Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Another Simple Favor, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime, promises another fashionable ride with Stephanie the gumshoe and Emily the seductive femme fatale.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 1 May 2025
Natasha Lyonne is back as TV’s favorite gumshoe detective with Poker Face season two, and the official trailer teases the adventures she’s poised to head on when the 12-episode season launches May 8 on Peacock (followed by a weekly release).
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
The platform that made a gumshoe as flimsy as Benoit Blanc the center of his own franchise owes her all that and more.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Welcome back, Charlie Cale. Natasha Lyonne is back as TV’s favorite gumshoe detective in the first teaser for Poker Face season two, and the footage teases the roster of high-wattage guest stars who have been brought in to play in Charlie’s murder mystery sandbox when the series returns.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Another Simple Favor, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime, promises another fashionable ride with Stephanie the gumshoe and Emily the seductive femme fatale.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 1 May 2025
Natasha Lyonne is back as TV’s favorite gumshoe detective with Poker Face season two, and the official trailer teases the adventures she’s poised to head on when the 12-episode season launches May 8 on Peacock (followed by a weekly release).
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2025
The platform that made a gumshoe as flimsy as Benoit Blanc the center of his own franchise owes her all that and more.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Gumshoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gumshoe. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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