sherlock
or Sher·lock
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Sherlock Holmes is a new millennium sex symbol with books, movies, and TV episodes introducing him to a new generation of fans.
Of course, you could protest that Sherlock did not really exist and the Ripper did.
LONDON — If Sherlock Holmes was such a smart detective, why was he not put on the case of Jack the Ripper?
He is a pudgy, bespectacled, homburg-wearing cuckold of a Sherlock in those fish-grey postwar years of 1970s England.
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Conan Doyle eventually left medicine and created Sherlock Holmes, a character who brought science to the masses.
Historical Examples of sherlock
He'll ketch the thief, for he's sartainly got Sherlock Holmes beat to a frazzle.
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"I think I have known how to frame the letter," said Sherlock Holmes.
The Return of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle
"I think I should like to have a word with you presently, Mr. Sherlock Holmes," said he.
The Return of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle
"That is the problem which we are now about to solve," said Sherlock Holmes.
The Return of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes left the house alone, and only returned after eleven.
The Return of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle