How do you use Hercule in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.
Using Hercule
- In the example corpus, hercule often appears in combinations such as: hercule poirot, detective hercule, to hercule.
Context around Hercule
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hercule
- In this selection, "hercule" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, detective, character, gave, poirot and prizes stand out and add context to how "hercule" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and gave hercule a challenge and as detective hercule poirot in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hercule" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hercule
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It would be like bringing Miss Marple into a Hercule Poirot story. (12 words)
Hercule Poirot, however, prevents this easy way out, ensuring a trial and hanging. (13 words)
Hercule even teaches Buu that killing is wrong, and instills some humanity in the villain. (15 words)
Before we can get to the Z-Fighters going up against Cell, Earth's mightiest warriors must first watch as the new martial art's champion of the world, Hercule (Mr. Satan), and his cronies go up against the all-powerful android. (42 words)
Directed, co-produced by, and starring fictional detective Hercule Poirot, the sequel to 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express follows Poirot as he investigates the murder of the wealthy heiress Linnet Doyle () during her honeymoon. (36 words)
Following World War II, the esteemed detective Hercule Poirot (portrayed by Branagh) becomes disillusioned with the world and the people around him, and instead opts to retreat to the famously beautiful city of Venice. (34 words)
Example sentences (19)
Following World War II, the esteemed detective Hercule Poirot (portrayed by Branagh) becomes disillusioned with the world and the people around him, and instead opts to retreat to the famously beautiful city of Venice.
Hercule Poirot might have been the most famous character created by Agatha Christie, but it wasn't the only one, nor the only interesting and captivating detective.
Kenneth Branagh's third adaption of an Agatha Christie novel finds his detective character Hercule Poirot attending a seance in Venice, Italy, where (shocker!) a murder is afoot.
Still, there had to be at least a few who were truly competent and gave Hercule a challenge.
Branagh himself stars as detective Hercule Poirot, who has decided to retire just as he attends a Halloween party where someone is murdered.
Directed, co-produced by, and starring fictional detective Hercule Poirot, the sequel to 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express follows Poirot as he investigates the murder of the wealthy heiress Linnet Doyle () during her honeymoon.
Her 1937 classic features her iconic Belgian detective Hercule Poirot as he hunts for a mystery murderer aboard a river steamer on the Nile.
Kenneth Branagh has starred as detective Hercule Poirot in three films based on the books of Agatha Christie.
Hercule even teaches Buu that killing is wrong, and instills some humanity in the villain.
If you fancy a bit of cosy, traditional crime, Hercule Poirot is a good fit at Christmas, being rotund and mysterious.
Some of this love comes up when considering his daughter, who Hercule prizes above everything else in his life.
When the water freezes or the lights fuse, you’ll need a detective with Hercule’s deductive powers to work out how your weirdly wired, paradoxically plumbed old house works.
Before we can get to the Z-Fighters going up against Cell, Earth's mightiest warriors must first watch as the new martial art's champion of the world, Hercule (Mr. Satan), and his cronies go up against the all-powerful android.
It would be like bringing Miss Marple into a Hercule Poirot story.
You don’t have to be Hercule Poirot to think the levy-funded reforms could be the problem.
A few memorials dedicated to Hercule Poirot can be seen in the centre of this village.
Hercule Poirot, however, prevents this easy way out, ensuring a trial and hanging.
He was aided by André-Hercule de Fleury (later to become Cardinal de Fleury), who served as the king's tutor.
The investigating detective (such as Agatha Christie 's Hercule Poirot and Dorothy L. Sayers ' Lord Peter Wimsey ) became a popular character for a number of authors.
Common combinations with hercule
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- hercule poirot 14×
- detective hercule 5×
- to hercule 2×