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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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Elizabeth Hirsch put private detectives on the trail before bringing her claims to the police, who arrested her husband and Yeargin.
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Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
Perhaps no character better embodied Walsh’s talents than Loren Visser, the unscrupulous private detective in Blood Simple (1984), the Coen brothers’ feature debut.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Getting a private detective’s license in Illinois requires three years of experience under a licensed professional or law enforcement agency—or a combination of on-the-job training and college.
—Daryl James, Orange County Register, 30 Mar. 2024
Since then, the private detective in Milwaukee has often wondered if the challenges were worth the benefits of taking the medication.
—Dani Blum, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024
Watch Murder Mystery on Netflix Murder Mystery 2 In 2023, Sandler and Aniston returned for a sequel, and this time around the couple are now full-time private detectives.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Through the eyes of Easy Rawlins, an African American private detective, the film explores themes of racial tension, political corruption, and the quest for identity.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Von Hohenlohe took their two sons and, while on the run, sometimes dressed them as girls to avoid private detectives and others seeking to return the children to Ms. von Fürstenberg and claim a reward.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
This is not the strangest left turn a TV spinoff has taken, if only because Baywatch Nights — where David Hasselhoff’s lifeguard Mitch Buchanan moonlighted as a private detective, and in the second and final season began investigating paranormal mysteries — exists.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2024
Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
Perhaps no character better embodied Walsh’s talents than Loren Visser, the unscrupulous private detective in Blood Simple (1984), the Coen brothers’ feature debut.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Getting a private detective’s license in Illinois requires three years of experience under a licensed professional or law enforcement agency—or a combination of on-the-job training and college.
—Daryl James, Orange County Register, 30 Mar. 2024
Since then, the private detective in Milwaukee has often wondered if the challenges were worth the benefits of taking the medication.
—Dani Blum, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024
Watch Murder Mystery on Netflix Murder Mystery 2 In 2023, Sandler and Aniston returned for a sequel, and this time around the couple are now full-time private detectives.
—Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Through the eyes of Easy Rawlins, an African American private detective, the film explores themes of racial tension, political corruption, and the quest for identity.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Von Hohenlohe took their two sons and, while on the run, sometimes dressed them as girls to avoid private detectives and others seeking to return the children to Ms. von Fürstenberg and claim a reward.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
This is not the strangest left turn a TV spinoff has taken, if only because Baywatch Nights — where David Hasselhoff’s lifeguard Mitch Buchanan moonlighted as a private detective, and in the second and final season began investigating paranormal mysteries — exists.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Private detective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20detective. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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