Examples of private eye in a Sentence
unable to get the interest of the police, they hired a private eye to find their missing daughter
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The new second season takes the unlikely private eye to a college campus to suss out a blackmail scheme, and TV critic Kelly Lawler writes in her ★★★ review that the show has found its way a bit more.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Sally pauses her work as Marty holds court, sharing war stories from his decades as a private eye.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Thomas Pynchon's first novel in 12 years, Shadow Ticket, is a mystery that dives into the disappearance of a cheese heiress and draws private eye Hicks McTaggart down a rabbit hole.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
One Battle, like his other recent movies, is based on a book by Thomas Pynchon, the James Joyce of private eye novelists.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Sally pauses her work as Marty holds court, sharing war stories from his decades as a private eye.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Thomas Pynchon's first novel in 12 years, Shadow Ticket, is a mystery that dives into the disappearance of a cheese heiress and draws private eye Hicks McTaggart down a rabbit hole.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
One Battle, like his other recent movies, is based on a book by Thomas Pynchon, the James Joyce of private eye novelists.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for private eye
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“Private eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20eye. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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