Sherlock Holmes
Example Sentences
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Will we ever tire of reimagining Sherlock Holmes?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
“Smog” is a turn-of-the-century portmanteau word mashing together “smoke” and “fog” to describe the sooty, sulfurous air of the London of Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Sherlock Holmes would have called it the case of the dog that didn’t bark.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
The British actress has appeared in two Godzilla films and a Sherlock Holmes spin-off, based on the detective's teenager sister, Enola.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
Miss Palma gave me a sad, sympathetic look, and Annette was studying me like she was Sherlock Holmes and I was a handkerchief at a crime scene.
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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