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How do you use Gumshoe in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like dick or rubber, plus the exact meaning.

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Gumshoe in a sentence

Gumshoe meaning

  1. A sneaker or rubber overshoe.
  2. A detective.

Synonyms of Gumshoe

dick rubber golosh galosh arctic police detective tec investigator detective hawkshaw overshoe

Related words

Other words often associated with Gumshoe or its synonyms:

officer policeman peter bad cold prick footwear latex safety gelid putz scientist

Using Gumshoe

  • The main meaning on this page is: A sneaker or rubber overshoe. | A detective.
  • Useful related words include: dick, rubber, golosh, galosh.

Context around Gumshoe

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

traditional 1× global 1×

Often after:

work 1×

Sentence patterns with Gumshoe

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

the global gumshoe has covered 1× the traditional gumshoe work of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

photojournalist ron stern 1× there were people 1×

Common sentence endings:

over 18 years 1×

Words around Gumshoe

Just before it in the word index:

gumshield 2 gums 95 gumroad 2 gumption 26 gumperz 2 gumpert 2

Just after it in the word index:

gumtree 12 gumuz 11 gun 7.488 guna 21 gunadi 2 gunaji 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Gumshoe

  • In this selection, "gumshoe" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, traditional, global and work stand out and add context to how "gumshoe" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the global gumshoe has covered and the traditional gumshoe work of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gumshoe" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gumshoe

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Photojournalist Ron Stern, aka “The Global Gumshoe,” has covered travel for over 18 years. (14 words)

There were people posing as people who wanted to talk to us, wanted to get close to us, and then there were also subcontractors who were hired to just do the traditional gumshoe work of staking people like me out. (40 words)

Longer example sentences

There were people posing as people who wanted to talk to us, wanted to get close to us, and then there were also subcontractors who were hired to just do the traditional gumshoe work of staking people like me out. (40 words)

Photojournalist Ron Stern, aka “The Global Gumshoe,” has covered travel for over 18 years. (14 words)

Example sentences (2)

There were people posing as people who wanted to talk to us, wanted to get close to us, and then there were also subcontractors who were hired to just do the traditional gumshoe work of staking people like me out.

Photojournalist Ron Stern, aka “The Global Gumshoe,” has covered travel for over 18 years.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gumshoe" in a sentence?
An example: "There were people posing as people who wanted to talk to us, wanted to get close to us, and then there were also subcontractors who were hired to just do the traditional gumshoe work of staking people like me out." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "gumshoe" from authentic English texts.
What does "gumshoe" mean?
Gumshoe means: A sneaker or rubber overshoe.
What are synonyms of "gumshoe"?
Common synonyms of "gumshoe" include: dick, rubber, golosh, galosh, arctic, police detective, tec, investigator. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "gumshoe" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "gumshoe", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.