How to Use private detective in a Sentence

private detective

noun

• This changed with the arrival of the private detective in the ’40s.
  — George Wead, Slate Magazine, 1 Sep. 2017
• The follow-up to the 2019 hit film will once again star Daniel Craig as private detective Benoit Blanc.
  — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022
• White private detectives who came in and got close to the truth, also were murdered.
  — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2023
• Swalwell even hired a private detective to track down Brooks, with no luck.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 3 June 2021
• Teri said the private detective asked both her and Joe to be hypnotized.
  — jsonline.com, 27 Sep. 2017
• Enter Raymond Schindler, a private detective who, like the mob that rushed the station, wielded a rope of his own.
  — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
• Over lunch, private detective Jake Gittes asks wealthy villain Noah Cross about the purpose of the land baron’s vast fortune.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2021
• In 1850, Pinkerton started his own private detective agency—the first of its kind in the country.
  — Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2022
• When that business failed to take off, Patrick helped Casey launch a private detective agency.
  — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 19 Nov. 2022
• Hired to prove Angel’s guilt, Cristiano, a private detective, soon falls for her charms.
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 14 Oct. 2021
• The case was re-opened after Michelle’s mother hired a private detective a year later.
  — jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2017
• That version had Zendaya’s Rue grow up to be a private detective.
  — Zoe Guy, Vulture, 11 June 2024
• Hiring private detectives to spy on labor unions was one of the classic dirty tricks of the period.
  — April White, Smithsonian, 22 Mar. 2018
• Rong and the private detective met again, but the project in California fizzled out.
  — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 23 July 2021
• Lionel Essrog is a private detective who doesn’t let Tourette’s syndrome stand in the way of his job.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021
• Strike and private detective Robin Ellacott then try to solve the murder.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2022
• Procopio said the search by the State Police was not prompted by the private detective’s findings.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
• Pleguar does event-staffing and holds a private detective agency license.
  — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 May 2021
• Veronica's father is a private detective who used to be the town's sheriff until a fall from grace.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 29 Sep. 2022
• In the sequel to 2019's Murder Mystery, the Spitzes are now private detectives launching their own agency.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 21 Apr. 2023
• Mann’s father was searching for her via a private detective for nearly a year when she was found in England and returned home.
  — Jenn Pelly, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2021
• In the pilot, Todd (Astin) has had his private detective licensed revoked, and is in bad financial shape.
  — oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2023
• As the story opens, Brodie is coping with his shambles of a personal life while working as a private detective on the west coast of England.
  — Bruce Desilva, Dallas News, 25 June 2019
• Mars is a grungier Nancy Drew, your private detective next door.
  — Amanda Mitchell, Marie Claire, 17 Jan. 2019
• Caught in the middle is private detective Aline Ruby and her partner Carlos, who looks and acts human but is a robot.
  — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
• But private detective Joe Moura says there is no evidence to support that.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2019
• But private detective Joe Moura says there is no evidence to support that.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
• Kate Warne, the first female private detective, begins work.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2022
• When Laura disappears and David’s bank account is emptied, David must work with a private detective named Gina to find out the truth.
  — oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2023
• The result is something like a game-ification of deadline anxieties with the antics of a private detective mixed in.
  — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 30 July 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024