How do you use Sleuth in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like detective or spy, plus the exact meaning.
Sleuth meaning
- A detective.
- A sleuthhound; a bloodhound.
- An animal’s trail or track.
Using Sleuth
- The main meaning on this page is: A detective. | A sleuthhound; a bloodhound. | An animal’s trail or track.
- Useful related words include: sleuthhound, detective, spy, stag.
- In the example corpus, sleuth often appears in combinations such as: sleuth in, the sleuth, young sleuth.
Context around Sleuth
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sleuth
- In this selection, "sleuth" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, young, pioneering, armchair, mark, created and studied stand out and add context to how "sleuth" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a dapper sleuth in this and an internet sleuth on the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sleuth" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sleuth
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A massive suspect list is forming as super sleuth Benoit Blanc. (11 words)
It's just the rare one where the sleuth gets pulled into the 21st century. (15 words)
Made famous by the mystery book series, here is every onscreen adaptation of the young sleuth. (16 words)
Daniel Craig took a break from all that licensed killing and Martini-guzzling to star as a dapper sleuth in this head-achingly tricksy and uproariously fun play on an Agatha Christie-style whodunit. (34 words)
Luther and his Civil War Photo Sleuth software were featured on the History Channel’s The Escape of John Wilkes Booth last weekend as part of its “History’s Greatest Mysteries” series. (32 words)
TV sleuth Mark Williams-Thomas has since interviewed Qassim, who posted an sitting on the same mosaic style doorstep where Jay sent his final image, and gathered new information. (29 words)
As Hashmi’s two-timing husband acts all hurt and innocent, the cops, led by a bearded middle-aged sleuth (Kapoor), swing into action: was the body stolen? (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to one analysis, Initially Archer was similar to (if not completely a derivative of) Philip Marlowe, the pioneering sleuth created by Raymond Chandler in the 1930s.
Made famous by the mystery book series, here is every onscreen adaptation of the young sleuth.
One armchair sleuth did some digging and wasted no time in tracking the man down online.
That time you and I went down to see (the touring production of) “Sleuth” in Chicago.
The web sleuth studied at prestigious Bauman Moscow State Technical University and Moscow State University of Civil Engineering.
A massive suspect list is forming as super sleuth Benoit Blanc.
Daniel Craig took a break from all that licensed killing and Martini-guzzling to star as a dapper sleuth in this head-achingly tricksy and uproariously fun play on an Agatha Christie-style whodunit.
Former detective turned TV sleuth Mark Williams-Thomas held a press conference in Tenerife today as part of his independent enquiries into the teenager’s disappearance.
From Monday (April 8) to the following Saturday (April 13), Anthony Shaffer’s masterpiece, Sleuth, will reside at Malvern Theatres.
He’s been accused of stealing a valuable necklace, and Anna turns sleuth to find the truth.
It's just the rare one where the sleuth gets pulled into the 21st century.
The titular mischievous and witty sleuth uses her talents to track down her missing mother, but she soon encounters a rebellious lord who obviously needs her help.
Trying to sleuth the activity from geologic mapping is confounded by frequent eruptive activity, as old eruptions were covered by new eruptions, obliterating the past eruptive history.
TV sleuth Mark Williams-Thomas has since interviewed Qassim, who posted an sitting on the same mosaic style doorstep where Jay sent his final image, and gathered new information.
As Hashmi’s two-timing husband acts all hurt and innocent, the cops, led by a bearded middle-aged sleuth (Kapoor), swing into action: was the body stolen?
Luther and his Civil War Photo Sleuth software were featured on the History Channel’s The Escape of John Wilkes Booth last weekend as part of its “History’s Greatest Mysteries” series.
Oscar-nominee Juliette Lewis stars as an internet sleuth on the trail of a cold-case serial killer.
The vampire stopped the car from slamming into Bella with his hand, and the event led the heroine to sleuth into his true identity.
Digimon fans that want a more legitimate option on Nintendo Switch can always check out Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition.
Sex, darkness and a dash of the supernatural are added to the Nancy Drew formula here, in a series that reimagines that classic young sleuth for a contemporary audience.
Common combinations with sleuth
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sleuth in 3×
- the sleuth 3×
- young sleuth 2×
- super sleuth 2×
- tv sleuth 2×
- sleuth mark 2×
- to sleuth 2×
- sleuth the 2×
- sleuth for 2×