: a spy pretending to serve one government while actually serving another
Examples of double agent in a Sentence
He was secretly working as a double agent for the Americans during the war.
Recent Examples on the WebWeek by week, as the Captain fills us in on his past, present-day questions surrounding his imprisonment emerge: If the Captain is truly a double agent, then why does the Party insist on his capture and reeducation?—Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 26 May 2024 Kuper, who interviewed the double agent in 2012, claims that Blake felt no remorse for his actions.—Simon Kuper, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021 The conflict was personal; there was betrayal, a double agent, a secret team of political operatives, — and a decisive victory for one side that left the other bitter.—Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024 Spying on Franklin Franklin succeeded in securing France’s support despite the fact that he was surrounded by double agents and spies, both English and French.—Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for double agent
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