Examples of double agent in a Sentence
He was secretly working as a double agent for the Americans during the war.
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In addition to being a double agent, the captain is biracial, half French and half Vietnamese.
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Week 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
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
Week 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
See all Example Sentences for double agent
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“Double agent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20agent. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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