Holmes

[ hohmz, hohlmz ]

/ hoʊmz, hoʊlmz /

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noun

John Haynes

[heynz], /heɪnz/, 1879–1964, U.S. clergyman.

Oliver Wen·dell

[wen-dl], /ˈwɛn dl/, 1809–94, U.S. poet, novelist, essayist, and physician.

his son, Oliver Wendell, 1841–1935, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1902–32.

Sherlock, a detective in many mystery stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

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Words nearby Holmes

Hollywoodian, Hollywoodish, holm, Holman, Holman Hunt, Holmes, Holmes light, Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., Holmes, Sherlock, holmic, holmium

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How to use Holmes in a sentence

This Holmes phrase invited a close inquiry into the facts about a specific regulation, not some flight of abstract fancy.
Why are our debates about rights so toxic?|Aziz Huq|March 19, 2021|Washington Post
Yet it is hard to buy his core idea that our system of constitutional rights went wrong just because of Holmes or that it can be repaired by proportionality review.
Why are our debates about rights so toxic?|Aziz Huq|March 19, 2021|Washington Post
Holmes was not the advocate for abstract, acontextual analysis that Greene imagines.
Why are our debates about rights so toxic?|Aziz Huq|March 19, 2021|Washington Post
The group is first mentioned in the 1887 story "A Study in Scarlet," in which Holmes pays them each a shilling to track down a particular cabbie.
Sherlock Holmes takes a back seat to street kids in The Irregulars trailer|Jennifer Ouellette|March 19, 2021|Ars Technica

More variability suggests that you are “more adaptive” to what’s going on around you, Holmes says.
The Army put fitness trackers on paratroopers in Alaska to fine-tune its training|Rob Verger|March 12, 2021|Popular-Science
Sherlock Holmes is a new millennium sex symbol with books, movies, and TV episodes introducing him to a new generation of fans.
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The cops were as incompetent as they often appear to be in the Holmes stories.
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack the Ripper|Clive Irving|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Holmes addicts had arrived at the show from all over the world.
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack the Ripper|Clive Irving|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I fancy Holmes would have destroyed those theories with nothing more than his intuition.
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack the Ripper|Clive Irving|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
LONDON — If Sherlock Holmes was such a smart detective, why was he not put on the case of Jack the Ripper?
Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack the Ripper|Clive Irving|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Old Holmes furrowed his brow and closed one eye, seeking with the other the inspiration of the sky.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
"Mind what I told you, Henery," he whispered very loud, glaring at Mr. Holmes.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Henry Holmes was standing with his back to the stove, one hand wagging up and down at the solemn line of figures on the bench.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
"All Ike's property to-day ain't as val'able to me now as that cent was then," Mr. Holmes answered solemnly.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Old Mr. Holmes started to protest, but Aaron Kallaberger quieted him with an offering of tobacco.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd

British Dictionary definitions for Holmes

Holmes

/ (həʊmz) /

noun

Oliver Wendell. 1809–94, US author, esp of humorous essays, such as The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1858) and its sequels

his son, Oliver Wendell. 1841–1935, US jurist, noted for his liberal judgments

Sir Paul .1950–2013, New Zealand radio and television broadcaster; presenter of The Paul Holmes Breakfast, (1987–2008)

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Scientific definitions for Holmes

Holmes

[ hōmz, hōlmz ]

Arthur 1890-1965

British geologist who pioneered a method of determining the age of rocks by measuring their radioactive components. He was also an early supporter of Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift.