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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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With the release of Shaft the previous summer, Black audiences had responded rapturously to John Shaft, the lady-killing, leather-trench-coat-wearing private eye played by Richard Roundtree.
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Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
Since then, Parks has dated casually, but she's mostly kept her romances away from the private eye.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
New investigations by the district attorney’s office and the former detective turned private eye, who worked pro bono, uncovered the actual killer and the events that took place on Sept. 2, 2000.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Like a private eye sizing up the details of a dicey new case, Joe Ide took the call from the Raymond Chandler Estate with a healthy amount of hesitation.
—Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Set in the 1970s, The Nice Guys stars Gosling as down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March, who reluctantly teams up with an enforcer (Russell Crowe) to search for a missing girl and look into the mysterious death of an adult film star.
—Sophie Van Bastelaer, EW.com, 14 July 2023
Qualley will play a private eye, Plaza will star as a mysterious woman and Evans will portray the leader of a cult.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2024
Roundtree was best known for his portrayal of private eye John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft, leading him to be known as the first Black action hero.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
The legendary actor, known for leading the Blaxploitation charge with his portrayal of private eye John Shaft in the 1970s Shaft movies, died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Los Angeles, his manager, Patrick McMinn, confirmed to PEOPLE.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
Since then, Parks has dated casually, but she's mostly kept her romances away from the private eye.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
New investigations by the district attorney’s office and the former detective turned private eye, who worked pro bono, uncovered the actual killer and the events that took place on Sept. 2, 2000.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Like a private eye sizing up the details of a dicey new case, Joe Ide took the call from the Raymond Chandler Estate with a healthy amount of hesitation.
—Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Set in the 1970s, The Nice Guys stars Gosling as down-on-his-luck private eye Holland March, who reluctantly teams up with an enforcer (Russell Crowe) to search for a missing girl and look into the mysterious death of an adult film star.
—Sophie Van Bastelaer, EW.com, 14 July 2023
Qualley will play a private eye, Plaza will star as a mysterious woman and Evans will portray the leader of a cult.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2024
Roundtree was best known for his portrayal of private eye John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft, leading him to be known as the first Black action hero.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
The legendary actor, known for leading the Blaxploitation charge with his portrayal of private eye John Shaft in the 1970s Shaft movies, died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Los Angeles, his manager, Patrick McMinn, confirmed to PEOPLE.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
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“Private eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20eye. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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