Examples of private detective in a Sentence
when the police insisted that it was an accident and not murder, she hired a private detective
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The trio took the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles as part of a PaleyFest event commemorating five decades of Charlie's Angels, the groundbreaking ABC series that followed a group of female private detectives.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
Jackson was involved with the show — which followed three beautiful private detectives — from the very beginning, helping Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg put together the idea after her time on The Rookies.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
So far, Florence has not come forward with any further information other than a 2008 statement sent by his attorney, Neil Rosenberg, to private detective Don Corbett.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Stanley also has a series on private detective Miranda Corbie set in pre-World War II San Francisco.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
Jackson was involved with the show — which followed three beautiful private detectives — from the very beginning, helping Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg put together the idea after her time on The Rookies.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
So far, Florence has not come forward with any further information other than a 2008 statement sent by his attorney, Neil Rosenberg, to private detective Don Corbett.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Stanley also has a series on private detective Miranda Corbie set in pre-World War II San Francisco.
—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Private detective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20detective. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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