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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Eventually, a private detective tracked down the Whiteheads in Holiday, Florida, and Baby M, as the child was known in the news, was brought back to the Sterns.
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Daniel Craig stars as Benoit Blanc, a Southern-drawling Hercule Poirot-style private detective who helps a wealthy family uncover the truth behind the death of their beloved patriarch (Christopher Plummer).
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
The publisher has argued that evidence from private detectives can't be trusted.
—Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Co-written and executive produced by Goor and Del Tredici, the half-hour is a workplace comedy set in the world of private detectives.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2026
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Daniel Craig stars as Benoit Blanc, a Southern-drawling Hercule Poirot-style private detective who helps a wealthy family uncover the truth behind the death of their beloved patriarch (Christopher Plummer).
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026
The publisher has argued that evidence from private detectives can't be trusted.
—Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Co-written and executive produced by Goor and Del Tredici, the half-hour is a workplace comedy set in the world of private detectives.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Private detective.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/private%20detective. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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