Detective means A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like investigator or officer.
Detective in a sentence
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Detective meaning
- A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.
- A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public.
Synonyms of Detective
Example sentences (20)
Both men were senior members of the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang, Detective acting Inspector Blair Smith said.
Detective Briscoe is a beloved character franchise, and his daughter's murder is a dark twist that upset many viewers.
Detective chief inspector Adam Edwards said: “Officers worked tirelessly to bring this investigation before the courts.
Anyone has information about crimes involving Bowen is urged to contact Detective Sean Harris via e-mail sean.
Charles Kamau, head detective in Malindi, said three more people had also been arrested, without giving further details.
Chandler police detective Ariel Werther told jurors about tracking where Lori Daybell had gone after her husband was shot.
A district attorney’s investigator and a detective could not track down anyone who saw the alleged sexual assault, he said.
Despite this, Detective Inspector Adie Knowles insists that the investigation is still ‘very much active’.
Come the fourth-wall-breaking conclusion, a detective paperback literally saves a life which serves as an excellent book-end.
But more than just playing within the detective genre, Ngo is having fun with the particular requirements of writing for radio.
An email showed the owner, Louis Caudillo, promised a detective and Traschel that he would pay back the $8,500 in a payment plan.
Blanca, Jenny and Detective Kevin Whitman were all connecting the puzzle pieces with Monet and Tariq.
Detective Chief Inspector John Morrison said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Stuart at this very difficult time.
A man has been arrested in connection with a claim of responsibility by the New for the shooting of senior detective John Caldwell.
Angie Polaski (Christensen) is a detective with the Atlanta Police Department who’s seen it all but can still keep a sense of humor.
Despite his trauma, Jack does not fall into the typical stereotypes of a TV detective, but that’s not to say he’s without his demons.
Such yarns had a self-serving subtext: that a good detective-reporter could run circles round a city detective.
The "whodunit" versus the "inverted detective story" main A majority of detective stories follow the "whodunit" format.
At first, the cops assumed it was random violence, but one detective didn’t buy that story.
Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Gavin Mullins said police maintained a “zero-tolerance approach” towards people looking to commit a crime.
Phrases with detective
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with detective
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- detective inspector 25×
- detective sergeant 24×
- detective constable 19×
- detective chief 18×
- and detective 13×
- police detective 9×
- detective superintendent 9×
- the detective 8×
- detective who 6×
- detective and 6×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word detective. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.