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red-handed

[ US /ˈɹɛdˈhændɪd/ ]
ADVERB
  1. doing something reprehensible or showing clear evidence of having done something reprehensible
    he was caught red-handed
ADJECTIVE
  1. in the act of committing a crime or other reprehensible act
    caught red-handed

How To Use red-handed In A Sentence

  • He was caught red-handed taking money from the cash register.
  • The 30-year-old man was caught red-handed by residents as he was about to make off with a stolen motorcycle.
  • Mr. Lipson opened his mouth to put in the caviar and stopped midbite as though I had caught him red-handed, eating my peers. The Adults
  • My boyfriend and I robbed a store and were caught red-handed.
  • Many times it is ridiculous that a case even gets as far as a trial, because the accused was caught red-handed and is sure to be found guilty anyway. Professionalize The Jury System | Heretical Ideas Magazine
  • The culprits, who were caught red-handed by police, caused £20,000 damage.
  • In a case of media behaving badly, the UK's News of the World--a newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch, who also owns the US's Fox News--ceased publication after being caught red-handed in an embarrassing scandal. The Media Consortium: The Wavelength: Court to FCC do your freakin job! Plus: how the NewsCorps scandal impacts u.s. media
  • The excitement of the weekend was catching a bicycle thief red-handed.
  • LAST week, two Bulgarian border policemen were caught red-handed after stealing a mobile telephone belonging to US ambassador John Beyrle.
  • It would be very silly of my persecutor to risk some mishap, Rafaelli being caught red-handed, the whole plot compromised. DOUBTFUL MOTIVES
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