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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The cast and crew of the Netflix film, including Daniel Craig in the fan-favorite role of private detective Benoit Blanc, will attend the opening night gala on Oct. 8 at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Charles takes a job as an investigative assistant for a private detective and goes undercover at a San Francisco retirement home to find a missing ruby necklace.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 6 July 2025
Holmes, Margaret and Poe run the private detective agency that solves the crimes no one else can.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Daniel Craig is back as private detective Benoit Blanc, with Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church all part of the ensemble.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 July 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Charles takes a job as an investigative assistant for a private detective and goes undercover at a San Francisco retirement home to find a missing ruby necklace.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 6 July 2025
Holmes, Margaret and Poe run the private detective agency that solves the crimes no one else can.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Daniel Craig is back as private detective Benoit Blanc, with Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church all part of the ensemble.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 July 2025
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“Private detective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20detective. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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