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Sherlockian in a sentence

Sherlockian meaning

Of or pertaining to Sherlock Holmes or his investigations, methods, or sayings.

Using Sherlockian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to Sherlock Holmes or his investigations, methods, or sayings.

Context around Sherlockian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 34.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

analytical 1×

Often after:

way 1× lore 1×

Sentence patterns with Sherlockian

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

fan of sherlockian lore or 1× more analytical sherlockian way and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

she s brilliant 1×

Common sentence endings:

involved in too 1× late nineteenth century 1×

Words around Sherlockian

Just before it in the word index:

sherlock 182 sherlita 2 sherling 2 sherley 5 sherk 2 sherira 3

Just after it in the word index:

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

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Sherlockian

  • In this selection, "sherlockian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 34.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, analytical, way and lore stand out and add context to how "sherlockian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include fan of sherlockian lore or and more analytical sherlockian way and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sherlockian" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sherlockian

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

She’s brilliant, like all the other detectives, but in a more analytical, Sherlockian way, and she’s much more excited by the cases she’s involved in, too. (29 words)

Whether one is a loyal fan of Sherlockian lore or just discovering the genre, Sherlock Holmes, has been mystifying readers, movie and theatre audiences with his uncanny ability to solve the most difficult of crimes since the late nineteenth century. (40 words)

Longer example sentences

Whether one is a loyal fan of Sherlockian lore or just discovering the genre, Sherlock Holmes, has been mystifying readers, movie and theatre audiences with his uncanny ability to solve the most difficult of crimes since the late nineteenth century. (40 words)

She’s brilliant, like all the other detectives, but in a more analytical, Sherlockian way, and she’s much more excited by the cases she’s involved in, too. (29 words)

Example sentences (2)

She’s brilliant, like all the other detectives, but in a more analytical, Sherlockian way, and she’s much more excited by the cases she’s involved in, too.

Whether one is a loyal fan of Sherlockian lore or just discovering the genre, Sherlock Holmes, has been mystifying readers, movie and theatre audiences with his uncanny ability to solve the most difficult of crimes since the late nineteenth century.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sherlockian" in a sentence?
An example: "She’s brilliant, like all the other detectives, but in a more analytical, Sherlockian way, and she’s much more excited by the cases she’s involved in, too." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "sherlockian" from authentic English texts.
What does "sherlockian" mean?
Sherlockian means: Of or pertaining to Sherlock Holmes or his investigations, methods, or sayings.
How many example sentences with "sherlockian" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "sherlockian", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.