Examples of sherlock in a Sentence
one of literature's most eccentric sherlocks, Nero Wolfe manages to solve mysteries without so much as leaving the confines of his own home
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Sherlock fanatics may recall that Cumberbatch’s interpretation of Baker Street’s greatest sleuth was blessed with hints of wicked humor sublimated under those manic, elementary deductions.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Sherlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sherlock. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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