How to Use espionage in a Sentence

espionage

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  • He was charged with several counts of espionage.
  • This is called the living-off-the-land technique in the world of espionage.
    — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 25 May 2023
  • Wei was charged that day with espionage and pleaded not guilty.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • He was charged with espionage and sentenced to 16 years of hard labor.
    — Cary Junior Ii, Detroit Free Press, 31 Dec. 2022
  • This all sounds like a pretty standard and fun spy/espionage thriller.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Evan Gershkovich has been detained on espionage charges for over a week.
    — Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The first season is expected to include a total of eight episodes, so there are four more weeks of espionage action to go.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The whole world of Elizabethan espionage is brought to blazing life in this true-crime masterpiece.
    — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Officials do not believe the sphere is involved in any sort of espionage, according to The Guardian.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The government failed to prove that Flynn had engaged in espionage.
    — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • That would extend his imprisonment to 10 months on false charges of espionage since his arrest in March.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The men told him he was being detained on suspicion of espionage, blindfolded him and seized his phone.
    — Miho Inada, wsj.com, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The espionage intrigue is rote; the action is more bombastic than any rom-act-com can truly sustain.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023
  • There’s precedent for this in the 2020 forced closure of the Chinese consulate in Houston over its persistent role in espionage campaigns.
    — The Editors, National Review, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Like Whelan, Gershkovich, 31, has been charged with espionage.
    — Ben Gittleson, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Gershkovich is the first reporter for an American news outlet to be arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Hawley also asked questions him about Chinese espionage in the U.S.
    — USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
  • Whelan is imprisoned in Mordovia and serving a 16-year sentence on espionage charges, which the U.S. denies.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Hao allegedly signed an espionage agreement with the U.S. and received training.
    — Time, 21 Aug. 2023
  • After meeting a real-life spy on a train — Sam Rockwell's Aidan — Elly finds herself in the middle of high-stakes espionage similar to her books.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Other forms of restraint related to espionage and covert action are hard to observe.
    — Austin Carson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Whelan is a former Marine who was convicted of espionage and is serving a 16-year sentence in a Russian prison.
    — Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • Russia has refused to release Whelan, with the seriousness of espionage charges seen as a reason why.
    — Matthew Bodner, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Schulte, who denied the allegations, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the espionage and also for possessing thousands of child abuse images.
    — Matt Burgess, WIRED, 3 Feb. 2024
  • The second entailed more intra-government treachery, as well as Russian espionage in the heart of London.
    — J. Oliver Conroy, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Tehran said the missile hit an Israeli espionage center, which Baghdad denied.
    — Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 17 Jan. 2024
  • If Lemma is convicted, the maximum penalty for the two espionage charges could be death or life in prison, and the retention charge could result in a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
    — Robert Legare, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The criminal complaint does not say how Dutch intelligence was tipped off to Cherkasov's alleged espionage.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The series expands upon Lucas’ ideas, grounding the franchise in the mercenary trade and espionage as Diego Luna’s Cassian goes on a journey from outsider to rebel.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The series of detailed briefings and summaries open a rare window on the inner workings of American espionage.
    — Shane Harris, Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2023

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