How to Use agent in a Sentence
agent
noun- They worked with a travel agent to plan their vacation.
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How to wear a knit scarf Now, a scarf can simply be practical, too—an agent to guard against the chill.
— Erika Veurink, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2024 -
Welcome to the new volatile labor markets – globally each of us needs a very astute sports agent.
— Michael Gale, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022 -
The average potential stay-behind agent was around 50 years old, white, and male.
— David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Dec. 2022 -
Many vegan meat alternatives also use gelling agents that bind water and fat.
— Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2024 -
As a precaution, the district plans to train staff to deny immigration agents entry to school grounds.
— Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 -
That agent is allegedly Mike Merkel’s brother, Kevin Merkel.
— Christine Fillmore, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2022 -
Our agent’s tenure is 14 years on average and skilled to work with all levels of employees relocating in and out of the Metroplex.
— Dallas News, 1 Jan. 2023 -
Van Horn, whose co-listing agent was Vicki Nelson, first listed the house in July for $2.87 million.
— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2022 -
Researchers in Europe have found one such agent to be of great effectiveness in restoring immune system function in severe Covid-19 patients.
— Richard Marfuggi, STAT, 22 Dec. 2022 -
The image of seemingly endless lines of passengers waiting to speak with a rebooking agent should also cement the idea that air passengers must be the masters of their own fate, and can do so through a mobile device.
— Rob Wile, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2022 -
If these things aren’t true, don’t be afraid to find a new agent.
— Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2023 -
The spinoff's first season featured a *lot* of getting-to-know-you episodes with the agents.
— Korin Miller, Women's Health, 17 Aug. 2023 -
The agent, Lonnie Swartz, was on the north side of the border fence in Arizona, while the boy was on the south side.
— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024 -
Larry Ray, a former CIA agent, ran the cult for a decade.
— Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 5 Jan. 2023 -
Here’s a look at some of the free-agent tight ends that might interest the Dolphins.
— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2023 -
For years, agents set their fees by a path of least resistance.
— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2024 -
Prospective agents told them he’d be picked in the middle rounds, perhaps as high as the third.
— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024 -
That’s up to the powers that be — my agent, whoever else.
— Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2023 -
Capers said he was arrested by task force agents in the city of Cut and Shoot.
— Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023 -
Walsh said the eight were arrested Tuesday morning with the help of FBI agents.
— Dennis Romero, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2023 -
A few months ago, a literary scout sent Vulture a note from a book agent in Italy.
— Jack Denton, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2023 -
Gordon said the delay was caused by the agent trying to find his target.
— Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024 -
The big picture: The Diamondbacks have made a name for themselves as agents of chaos.
— Jessica Boehm, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024 -
Connect with an agent to learn about what’s coming to market soon.
— Allie Beth Allman & Associates, Dallas News, 12 May 2023 -
So to me, people who are willing to drive $2 trillion annual deficits are the agents of chaos.
— Nbc Universal, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2023 -
To bolster the case, the Secret Service had sent in an agent to pose as a potential investor.
— Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024 -
That’s where authors like myself went and learned the process of doing everything, how to get an agent, etc.
— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 11 Sep. 2023 -
After one of the parties was covered in the New York Times, book agents started asking for a cookbook.
— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024 -
Montero had spent the past few years working as an agent, but left that side of the game in order to join the Diamondbacks.
— Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 21 Jan. 2023
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