Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"Lachnospiraceae may be the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of the gut," Kim said.
From Science Daily
A showier witness might have borrowed from popular culture to compare him to a tormented Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, or perhaps to Hannibal Lecter, stiff-backed in his prison cell in The Silence of the Lambs.
From BBC
“Really a nightmare. I have that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde thing,” she said, adding that Richards “did step up” and was “really helpful,” as recently as last year, which “wasn’t a good time” for Mueller ahead of her latest effort to get sober.
From Los Angeles Times
“Which team is going to show up, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?”
From Seattle Times
Scientists are seeing growing evidence that formaldehyde plays an important role in our biology despite its potential toxicity, giving it a dual nature much like the literary characters of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
From Science Daily
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