Sherlock Holmesque

English Etymology From en Sherlock Holmes esque. Adjective 1 Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. en Brick 1903 238 the interpreter, with Sherlock-Holmesque astuteness, paired this fact with that of the Frenchmen’s presence in the town en Concentrates The Cobalt Daily Nugget II 191 Cobalt, Ont. 8 September 1910 one https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/734033088/ 3 Half the population of the Silver Belt will turn Sherlock Holmesque. There are already fourteen different theories as to how the villains bored the hole in the wall, and there are dozens on the wing. en Policeman With Keen Ears Deduces an Alarm Clock Is Not Proper Companion The Gazette Times Pittsburgh, Pa. 14 October 1912 1 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/85935934/ Frantz held the package at arm’s length and grew Sherlock Holmesque. Policeman gets a clue—asks for reasons—same not satisfactory—Frantz in cell in Center Avenue Station—clock on sergeant’s desk as evidence. en Alarm Clocks in Bag Let Go; Youth Nabbed The Detroit Free Press 88 315 Detroit, Mich. 8 August 1923 7 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/97402888/ A la Sherlock Holmesque, Authier traced the noise to a paper sack which a youth nearby was carrying under his arm. en w:Dave Kindred The continuing Looney saga: Has our hero found peace? The Courier-Journal Louisville, Ken. 29 October 1976 C 1 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/108806392/ 2 “Sure as the Lord made tumbleweeds in Kansas, we — your Sherlock Holmesque readers — are closing in on the elusive Joe Don Looney,” the Morrisseys wrote. en Lisa McKinnon In search of theater w:Lompoc Record 114 307 8 April 1988 T1 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/541125382/ He plays Brown, a federal agent who disguises himself as a bumbling Sherlock Holmesque detective. en betnoir Excession [OFF] A new police sitcom.. alt.callahans 28 April 2000 > Sherlock Holmesque films are pretty cool. en Frank Stiffel When-it-Rains-it-Purrs, Inc. The House of Margie: The Oxymoron Factor 4: A Post-Holocaust Memoir w:Xlibris 2003 253 1-4134-0708-0 But that little something happened to put me on the road leading to culinary achievements, and remained imbedded in my mind forever as a Sherlock Holmesque “Case of the Stubborn Duck”. en CricketLeague Hair made the most appaling decision in my entire life - Sir John Anderson rec.sport.cricke 7 October 2007 Am I supposed to call you a GENIUS because of your Sherlock Holmesque revelation ? en Geoff Miller Just One Word (Not Even!) alt.support.childfree 19 December 2008 It's sort of a Sherlock Holmesque thing, to try and pin down where a person is from based on their idioms and figures of speech. en Maria L.M. Fres-Felix Joselito D. Delos Reyes Crimetime: Inspector SJ Tuason Case Files Anvil Publishing, Inc. 2017 9786214201938 Here, a compendium of well-written Sherlock Holmesque stories, set at our bustling Metro where milieu and characters extol authenticity, is a fine example of where we should commence in this rarely trod sub-genre of fiction. Synonyms en Holmesish en Sherlock Holmesish en Sherlock Holmesy en Sherlockish en Sherlocky en eponyms en Sherlock Holmes