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How do you use Sherlock in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like operative or shamus, plus the exact meaning.

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Sherlock in a sentence

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Sherlock | Sherlockian | Sherlocks

Sherlock meaning

  1. An English surname transferred from the nickname.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage.
  3. A detective, especially used sarcastically to address somebody who has stated the obvious.

Synonyms of Sherlock

private detective pi private eye private investigator operative shamus detective

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Other words often associated with Sherlock or its synonyms:

policeman postoperative antiviral investigator effective letter officer preoperative operant inoperative operational medical

Using Sherlock

  • The main meaning on this page is: An English surname transferred from the nickname. | A male given name transferred from the surname, of rare usage. | A detective, especially used sarcastically to address somebody who has stated the obvious.
  • Useful related words include: private detective, pi, private eye, private investigator.
  • In the example corpus, sherlock often appears in combinations such as: sherlock holmes, of sherlock, the sherlock.

Context around Sherlock

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

sentence 1× vow 1× detective 1× friendship 1× sociopath 1× played 1× street 1× directed 1× jake 1× deputy 1×

Often after:

holmes 10× observed 2× saw 1× relapsed 1× standing 1× mentioned 1× attempt 1× sprang 1× fans 1×

Sentence patterns with Sherlock

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

adaptation of sherlock sprang onto 1× conclusion that sherlock was an 1× coronation street sherlock and emmerdale 1× doyle s sherlock holmes canon 1× finale of sherlock to the 1× format following sherlock and watson 1× freeman as sherlock holmes and 1× functioning sociopath sherlock holmes 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

before the oscar 1× companion volumes elementary 1× danny and his 1× elsewhere this week 1× former aberystwyth student 1× however as sir 1×

Common sentence endings:

all the evidence 1× and vanessa redgrave 1× and watson exclusively 1× binoculars syntactic ambiguity 1× brett s death 1× detective sherlock relapsed 1×

Words around Sherlock

Just before it in the word index:

sherlita 2 sherling 2 sherley 5 sherk 2 sherira 3 sheringham 18

Just after it in the word index:

sherlockian 2 sherlocks 2 sherly 2 sherlyn 4 sherm 3 sherman 623

Similar in corpus frequency:

accusers 211 analysing 211 artifact 211 backfield 211 bangladeshi 211 blanc 211

Corpus analysis for Sherlock

  • In this selection, "sherlock" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sentence, vow, detective, holmes, observed and saw stand out and add context to how "sherlock" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include adaptation of sherlock sprang onto and conclusion that sherlock was an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sherlock" sits close to words such as accusers, analysing and artifact, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sherlock

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

I was happier with my performance in the Ed Sherlock 8K. (11 words)

In November 2020 I was enrolled in Jake Sherlock’s general reporting class. (13 words)

Millie Bobby Brown returns as Sherlock Holmes’ unheralded — yet even more brilliant — little sister, Enola! (15 words)

Longer example sentences

Later on, in the episode “His Last Vow”, Sherlock was found in an opium den by John and was believed to have relapsed, but it was all part of his investigation to take Charles Augustus Magnussen down, and then in “The Lying Detective”, Sherlock relapsed. (45 words)

The latest exploration of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes canon is playing on Netflix now, only rather than Sherlock standing in the spotlight yet again, it’s his and Mycroft’s younger sister, Enola, who’s getting the attention. (40 words)

Danny and his team have been there for some of the biggest TV moments of the past decade - from the finale of Sherlock to the adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials and the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. (40 words)

Exclamation examples

Millie Bobby Brown returns as Sherlock Holmes’ unheralded — yet even more brilliant — little sister, Enola! (15 words)

Example sentences (20)

Similarly, the sentence "Sherlock saw the man with binoculars" could mean that Sherlock observed the man by using binoculars, or it could mean that Sherlock observed a man who was holding binoculars ( syntactic ambiguity ).

Later on, in the episode “His Last Vow”, Sherlock was found in an opium den by John and was believed to have relapsed, but it was all part of his investigation to take Charles Augustus Magnussen down, and then in “The Lying Detective”, Sherlock relapsed.

The latest exploration of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes canon is playing on Netflix now, only rather than Sherlock standing in the spotlight yet again, it’s his and Mycroft’s younger sister, Enola, who’s getting the attention.

Watson came to the conclusion that Sherlock was an orphan with no relations, and was therefore surprised when - years into their friendship - Sherlock mentioned for the first time that he had a brother.

While Sherlock’s method may have been Conan Doyle’s way of bringing attention to the class and gender inequality of his time, he never had Sherlock attempt to fix it.

Since the BBC adaptation of Sherlock sprang onto our screens in 2010, Benedict Cumberbatch has captivated audiences as the quick-witted 'high functioning sociopath' Sherlock Holmes.

Sherlock fans have been eagerly waiting for season five featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson.

Companion volumes, Elementary Pascal - Learning to Program Your Computer in Pascal with Sherlock Holmes and From Baker Street to Binary - An Introduction to Computers and Computer Programming with Sherlock Holmes, were also written.

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And if he really wanted to, Sherlock would probably be able to get a similar or more high-ranking job, gaining some power over his brother.

Before the Oscar-winning star, her husband and her four children purchased the Sussex abode, it was owned by Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Doctor Who star Tom Baker.

Danny and his team have been there for some of the biggest TV moments of the past decade - from the finale of Sherlock to the adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials and the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who.

Elsewhere this week, Paul played Sherlock Holmes and deduced that Kendra was not responsible for Brett’s death.

Former Aberystwyth student Claire Cage will play Amanda whose television credits include Coronation Street, Sherlock and Emmerdale.

However, as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle reminded us through Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet, “It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence.

In 1976, Arkin starred as Sigmund Freud in the Herbert Ross-directed Sherlock Holmes riff “The Seven-Per-Cent Solution” with a top-flight cast that included Robert Duvall, Laurence Olivier and Vanessa Redgrave.

In November 2020 I was enrolled in Jake Sherlock’s general reporting class.

It’s asking a lot of parents and children to travel to a places like Rochestown, through the busy Jack Lynch tunnel, on a daily basis,” said Deputy Sherlock.

I was happier with my performance in the Ed Sherlock 8K.

Millie Bobby Brown returns as Sherlock Holmes’ unheralded — yet even more brilliant — little sister, Enola!

On the other hand, it then feels a bit wasted and aimless when it returns to the original format following Sherlock and Watson exclusively.

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Common combinations with sherlock

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sherlock" in a sentence?
An example: "Similarly, the sentence "Sherlock saw the man with binoculars" could mean that Sherlock observed the man by using binoculars, or it could mean that Sherlock observed a man who was holding binoculars ( syntactic ambiguity )." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sherlock" from authentic English texts.
What does "sherlock" mean?
Sherlock means: An English surname transferred from the nickname.
What are synonyms of "sherlock"?
Common synonyms of "sherlock" include: private detective, pi, private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, detective.
How many example sentences with "sherlock" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "sherlock", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.