How to Use agent in a Sentence
agent
noun- They worked with a travel agent to plan their vacation.
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Prospective agents told them he’d be picked in the middle rounds, perhaps as high as the third.
— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024 -
Here’s a look at some of the free-agent tight ends that might interest the Dolphins.
— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2023 -
The free-agent market’s shortage at the position warrants a higher, deeper look at the draft.
— Brooks Kubena, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2023 -
This plaque is made up of cholesterol, fatty substances, cellular waste products, calcium and fibrin, a clotting agent in the blood.
— Kristen Rogers, CNN, 17 Feb. 2023 -
Routh fled after the agent fired in his direction, and was subsequently apprehended.
— Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024 -
These examples suggest that the role of technology is best understood not as an agent of capital, but rather as an agent of imagination.
— Ruby Thélot, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024 -
Otherwise, using the wrong cleaning agent on certain materials can cause long-term damage or discoloration.
— Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2023 -
Organizations must reevaluate their core processes and consider the role of AI agents at each step.
— Doron Sitbon, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 -
If these things aren’t true, don’t be afraid to find a new agent.
— Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2023 -
The spinoff's first season featured a *lot* of getting-to-know-you episodes with the agents.
— Korin Miller, Women's Health, 17 Aug. 2023 -
The agent, Lonnie Swartz, was on the north side of the border fence in Arizona, while the boy was on the south side.
— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024 -
For years, agents set their fees by a path of least resistance.
— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2024 -
Capers said he was arrested by task force agents in the city of Cut and Shoot.
— Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023 -
Walsh said the eight were arrested Tuesday morning with the help of FBI agents.
— Dennis Romero, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2023 -
Gordon said the delay was caused by the agent trying to find his target.
— Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024 -
The big picture: The Diamondbacks have made a name for themselves as agents of chaos.
— Jessica Boehm, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024 -
Connect with an agent to learn about what’s coming to market soon.
— Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 12 May 2023 -
So to me, people who are willing to drive $2 trillion annual deficits are the agents of chaos.
— Nbc Universal, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2023 -
To bolster the case, the Secret Service had sent in an agent to pose as a potential investor.
— Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024 -
That’s where authors like myself went and learned the process of doing everything, how to get an agent, etc.
— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023 -
After one of the parties was covered in the New York Times, book agents started asking for a cookbook.
— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024 -
Smith’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and the Browns confirmed his passing on Tuesday.
— Tom Withers, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023 -
Smith's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and the Browns confirmed his passing on Tuesday.
— Tom Withers, Chron, 18 Apr. 2023 -
The rest of Burks' team took turns with the federal agents, hauling full buckets up the stairs then pressing clods of dirt through steel-mesh screens.
— Rowan Moore Gerety, WIRED, 13 July 2023 -
Those who do will not have their weights shown publicly; only the customer service agent can view the number.
— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2024 -
The cash had been agreed upon as half of the total payment to the agent, whom Russell told to make her ex-husband's killing look like a suicide.
— Krista Johnson, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024 -
Do not book a sailing trip online or through a cruise line’s reservations agent.
— Sue Bryant, Town & Country, 18 June 2023 -
But with the tag now in place, Burns and his agent can attempt to hold back the Panthers’ free agency plans because of the pass rusher’s large cap number.
— Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024 -
Lyon began his career as a client of Zito, then an agent.
— Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2023
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