How to Use agent in a Sentence

agent

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  • They worked with a travel agent to plan their vacation.
  • The man wheeled around and, as Valdivia rose, walked back to the agent.
    — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 1 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
  • Those who need to speak to a live agent can use the carrier’s 24/7 chat tool.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 26 Nov. 2022
  • So an armed agent of the state is not equivalent to a kid on a corner.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The agent driving the car was new and unfamiliar with the back roads.
    — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • And the agent of all the killing is typically St. Nick himself.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • His claim is that the rot comes from the top, while the agents out there working hard and fighting crime are still American heroes.
    — Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • The jury found that Waldman was acting as an agent for Depp when making the comment.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2022
  • 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
  • Smith’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and the Browns confirmed his passing on Tuesday.
    — Tom Withers, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
  • This past offseason, Smith’s agent broached the topic of a contract extension this offseason, to no avail.
    — Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024

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