Explore Dupin through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Dupin meaning
A surname from French.
Using Dupin
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname from French.
Context around Dupin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dupin
- In this selection, "dupin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nemesis, auguste and opinion stand out and add context to how "dupin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include c auguste dupin the investigator and his nemesis dupin a man. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dupin" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dupin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In my opinion, Dupin was a very inferior fellow.. (9 words)
Grieving and haunted, Roderick has summoned his nemesis Dupin, a man trying to prosecute him, to his crumbling childhood home. (20 words)
Although Sherlock Holmes is not the original fiction detective (he was influenced by Poe's Dupin and Gaboriau's Lecoq ), his name has become a byword for the part. (29 words)
So, on one dark and stormy night, Roderick calls C. Auguste Dupin (), the investigator who has been trying to get him to answer for his company's crimes, and asks to meet for a conversation. (35 words)
Although Sherlock Holmes is not the original fiction detective (he was influenced by Poe's Dupin and Gaboriau's Lecoq ), his name has become a byword for the part. (29 words)
Grieving and haunted, Roderick has summoned his nemesis Dupin, a man trying to prosecute him, to his crumbling childhood home. (20 words)
Example sentences (4)
Grieving and haunted, Roderick has summoned his nemesis Dupin, a man trying to prosecute him, to his crumbling childhood home.
So, on one dark and stormy night, Roderick calls C. Auguste Dupin (), the investigator who has been trying to get him to answer for his company's crimes, and asks to meet for a conversation.
Although Sherlock Holmes is not the original fiction detective (he was influenced by Poe's Dupin and Gaboriau's Lecoq ), his name has become a byword for the part.
In my opinion, Dupin was a very inferior fellow..