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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Down Cemetery Road Cast Emma Thompson leads the cast as private detective Zoë Boehm.
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
The untitled project, co-written and executive produced by Goor and Del Tredici, is a workplace comedy set in the world of private detectives.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
And while the chemistry in the show — which followed a former model (Shepherd) and a detective (Bruce) who manage a private detective agency — was undeniable, a feud was seemingly brewing behind the scenes.
—Abby Stern, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Her super-powered private detective first appeared on Netflix's Jessica Jones — the streamer's second Marvel series after the original Daredevil — in 2015.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
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Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
The untitled project, co-written and executive produced by Goor and Del Tredici, is a workplace comedy set in the world of private detectives.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
And while the chemistry in the show — which followed a former model (Shepherd) and a detective (Bruce) who manage a private detective agency — was undeniable, a feud was seemingly brewing behind the scenes.
—Abby Stern, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Her super-powered private detective first appeared on Netflix's Jessica Jones — the streamer's second Marvel series after the original Daredevil — in 2015.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for private detective
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“Private detective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20detective. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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