Sherlock Holmes
Example Sentences
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Will we ever tire of reimagining Sherlock Holmes?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
It's a missing painting story worthy of Sherlock Holmes.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
“Like a Sherlock Holmes sleuth,” he said, “you’ve got to crack it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
When faced with a particularly puzzling case and not much evidence to go on, Sherlock Holmes once said, “It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.”
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
At night, he read Sherlock Holmes stories to them.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
