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Recent Examples of double agent
Framed as a confession by the child of a Frenchman and a Vietnamese woman, the narrator is a double agent with an unforgettable voice recalling Graham Greene and Vladimir Nabokov.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
And that was before Lizzie’s husband was murdered by a double agent.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
There’s the Red Queen going double agent for our heroes, and there’s finally an answer to the T-Virus.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Fassbender’s character, George Woodhouse, is tasked with finding out the identity of a double agent who is trying to sell a deadly cyberweapon to foreign buyers.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
And that was before Lizzie’s husband was murdered by a double agent.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
There’s the Red Queen going double agent for our heroes, and there’s finally an answer to the T-Virus.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Fassbender’s character, George Woodhouse, is tasked with finding out the identity of a double agent who is trying to sell a deadly cyberweapon to foreign buyers.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for double agent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for double agent
Noun
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Like our Naturepedic pick, some pillows have a U-shape that contours around the body for side sleepers.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
16 May 2025
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Plus Nemo’s Disco sleeping bag is designed for side sleepers, so it’s cushioned on the hips and has a flap near the top to keep your face warm without getting stuffy.—
Danielle Hallock,
AFAR Media,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Russo turned stool pigeon within a month of his November 2017 arrest for selling a kilo of cocaine to an undercover agent.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2025
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They are barred from using certain language during debates including git, guttersnipe, swine and stool pigeon.—
Max Colchester,
WSJ,
3 Jan. 2019
Noun
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During the Spanish Civil War, an agent on a mission to purchase coal meets with murder and counterspies.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Sep. 2019
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This wasn’t difficult to do, and the U.S. reacted with defensive measures, deploying FBI counterspies throughout the hemisphere.—
Nicholas Reynolds,
WSJ,
24 Oct. 2018
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“Double agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/double%20agent. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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