How to Use agent in a Sentence

agent

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  • They worked with a travel agent to plan their vacation.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Smith's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and the Browns confirmed his passing on Tuesday.
    — Tom Withers, Chron, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Smith’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and the Browns confirmed his passing on Tuesday.
    — Tom Withers, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The rest of Burks' team took turns with the federal agents, hauling full buckets up the stairs then pressing clods of dirt through steel-mesh screens.
    — Rowan Moore Gerety, WIRED, 13 July 2023
  • Those who do will not have their weights shown publicly; only the customer service agent can view the number.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The cash had been agreed upon as half of the total payment to the agent, whom Russell told to make her ex-husband's killing look like a suicide.
    — Krista Johnson, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Do not book a sailing trip online or through a cruise line’s reservations agent.
    — Sue Bryant, Town & Country, 18 June 2023
  • But with the tag now in place, Burns and his agent can attempt to hold back the Panthers’ free agency plans because of the pass rusher’s large cap number.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Lyon began his career as a client of Zito, then an agent.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The winners in his eyes are sellers; the losers buyers, real estate agents, and brokers.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The biggest liberty the movie takes is in its depiction of Jordan’s agent, David Falk.
    — Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Yes, the central gimmick of this movie (which is clever) hinges on how the agents and assassins who do the real work are the working-class stiffs who aren't plucked from the Ivy League.
    — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Your buyer’s agent or the seller’s agent must make contact ASAP.
    — Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
  • Reacts with the leavening agents to produce a rise in the pancakes, but also provides a gentle tang to the pancakes.
    — Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
  • In addition to the phone seizure, FBI agents obtained a warrant to access Ogles' personal email account.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

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