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Examples of gumshoe in a Sentence
Noun
the couple paid a gumshoe to look for their missing son
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Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
In Klute, Sutherland played opposite Fonda as New York gumshoe John Klute, who is hired to find a chemical company executive who has disappeared.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 20 June 2024
Hm! What saves the day is a combination of technological tools of widely varying vintages, good old gumshoe detective work, and Elsbeth’s trademark intuitive leaps.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 9 May 2024
Although much of the establishment has been left wringing its hands about what to do—how to ferret out fake news and those who produce it—there are already tools and systems to help digital investigations and gumshoe reporters connect the dots and discover scams.
—Martin J. O'Malley and Peter L. Levin, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2017
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Noun
In Chinatown and Shampoo, gumshoe J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson) and Beverly Hills hairdresser George Roundy (Warren Beatty) end up alone.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
In Klute, Sutherland played opposite Fonda as New York gumshoe John Klute, who is hired to find a chemical company executive who has disappeared.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 20 June 2024
Hm! What saves the day is a combination of technological tools of widely varying vintages, good old gumshoe detective work, and Elsbeth’s trademark intuitive leaps.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 9 May 2024
Although much of the establishment has been left wringing its hands about what to do—how to ferret out fake news and those who produce it—there are already tools and systems to help digital investigations and gumshoe reporters connect the dots and discover scams.
—Martin J. O'Malley and Peter L. Levin, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2017
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“Gumshoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gumshoe. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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