G-men
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pluralof G-man.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
G-mannounan agent for the FBI.
Example Sentences
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He refused to authorize the FBI to begin its customary background checks, because he hoped to do without them or because he didn’t trust the G-men, or both.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2024
The son of a lawyer, he was inspired by the example of his uncle, one of J. Edgar Hoover’s original G-men, who claimed to have been involved in the killing of the gangster John Dillinger.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2021
Joe Judge changed the culture in his first year and led the G-men to six wins, which in the awful N.F.C.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2021
South Florida just earned a shameful distinction - it is the single region in the country where the most FBI agents have been killed since G-men were created in 1908.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 3, 2021
He had grown up in Idaho during the Great Depression, working summers as a miner to pay for college, and was eager to jump into the ranks of the G-men.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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