Wondering how to use Sleuthing in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as detection or detecting.
Sleuthing meaning
Detective work.
Using Sleuthing
- The main meaning on this page is: Detective work.
- Useful related words include: detection, detecting, detective work, police work.
- In the example corpus, sleuthing often appears in combinations such as: amateur sleuthing, internet sleuthing, sleuthing skills.
Context around Sleuthing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sleuthing
- In this selection, "sleuthing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, amateur, internet, online, skills, assert and community stand out and add context to how "sleuthing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and internet sleuthing led to and attempts at sleuthing inevitably end. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sleuthing" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sleuthing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The online sleuthing community seems to agree with this. (9 words)
Certainly, the social media sleuthing has touched a nerve. (9 words)
Thanos ain’t got nothing on our Marvel sleuthing skills. (10 words)
It didn't take much sleuthing to find Messi posting an ad urging fans to subscribe to the MLS package and promoting Wednesday's game on his Instagram, although that could easily be excused away as a contractually obligated duty. (40 words)
Apparently affluent (her father is a successful lawyer), she maintains an active social, volunteer, and sleuthing schedule, as well as participating in athletics and the arts, but is never shown as working for a living or acquiring job skills. (39 words)
Then fires begin breaking out at the school and the convent, someone she knows dies in the flames, and her innate impatience — and a longstanding yen for amateur sleuthing — assert themselves. (31 words)
Example sentences (16)
It didn't take much sleuthing to find Messi posting an ad urging fans to subscribe to the MLS package and promoting Wednesday's game on his Instagram, although that could easily be excused away as a contractually obligated duty.
Then fires begin breaking out at the school and the convent, someone she knows dies in the flames, and her innate impatience — and a longstanding yen for amateur sleuthing — assert themselves.
The online sleuthing community seems to agree with this.
All of the gossip and internet sleuthing led to a rumor that McIlroy and Balionis might be dating.
His sleuthing is far more on par with Sherlock's than Vincent's.
Writing these detective stories was more about the fun of “creating an imaginary world” than any secret desire to be a sleuthing vicar himself, he says.
Now, years later, she’ll use her sleuthing skills she honed on the job to find the boy who sent it to her.
Certainly, the social media sleuthing has touched a nerve.
His own attempts at sleuthing inevitably end poorly, but that's okay.
It took some internet sleuthing, but the Reddit savants found the inscription Gasol chose for his piece of hardware.
After some family sleuthing as an adult, Mr. Frey was given Mrs. Keddy’s 1938 edition of the “Five Roses” cookbook.
I did some minor sleuthing and it turned out they were.
Thanos ain’t got nothing on our Marvel sleuthing skills.
Apparently affluent (her father is a successful lawyer), she maintains an active social, volunteer, and sleuthing schedule, as well as participating in athletics and the arts, but is never shown as working for a living or acquiring job skills.
Later, at Sandy's home, her father is amazed by Jeffrey's story, but warns Jeffrey to stop his amateur sleuthing lest he endanger himself and the investigation.
Only occasionally is she shown in action, such as running from the scene of a fire, riding a horse, or actively sleuthing with a flashlight.
Common combinations with sleuthing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: