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That in itself is enough to show us that the shoe had been drawn in that direction, and that the culprit had taken refuge there.

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 Meanings and Examples of CULPRIT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
culprit
 n.  someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
Classic Sentence: (28 in 2 pages)
1  It could have betokened nothing short of the anticipated execution of some noted culprit, on whom the sentence of a legal tribunal had but confirmed the verdict of public sentiment.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In II. THE MARKET-PLACE
2  The unhappy culprit sustained herself as best a woman might, under the heavy weight of a thousand unrelenting eyes, all fastened upon her, and concentrated at her bosom.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In II. THE MARKET-PLACE
3  An unhappy culprit, found guilty of imperfect exercise, approaches at his command.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 7. MY 'FIRST HALF' AT SALEM HOUSE
4  The culprit falters excuses, and professes a determination to do better tomorrow.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 7. MY 'FIRST HALF' AT SALEM HOUSE
5  Petritsky, whom he liked, was implicated in the affair, and the other culprit was a capital fellow and first-rate comrade, who had lately joined the regiment, the young Prince Kedrov.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: Chapter 5
6  The culprit was sitting at the window in the corner of the drawing room; beside him was standing Tanya with a plate.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 3: Chapter 8
7  The culprit was moved to a few abject tears by these words and their pathetic tone.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI
8  Bitzer, still holding the paralysed culprit by the collar, stood in the Ring, blinking at his old patron through the darkness of the twilight.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII
9  It must be confessed, however, that the case looks exceedingly grave against the young man, and it is very possible that he is indeed the culprit.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
10  I went to Devonshire with the conviction that Fitzroy Simpson was the true culprit, although, of course, I saw that the evidence against him was by no means complete.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In I. The Adventure of Silver Blaze
11  In a few hours the examination would commence, and he was still in the dilemma between making the facts public and allowing the culprit to compete for the valuable scholarship.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
12  That in itself is enough to show us that the shoe had been drawn in that direction, and that the culprit had taken refuge there.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE THREE STUDENTS
13  There was no voice of rebuke; but there were averted eyes; there was a silence and an air of solemnity that struck a chill to the culprit's heart.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER X
14  As Dantes spoke, Villefort gazed at his ingenuous and open countenance, and recollected the words of Renee, who, without knowing who the culprit was, had besought his indulgence for him.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7. The Examination.
15  The first-named malefactor will be subjected to the mazzuola, the second culprit beheaded.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 34. The Colosseum.
Example Sentence:
1  The police will apprehend the culprit and convict him.
2  The editor recognized the plagiarism and rebuked the culprit who had presented the manuscript as original.
3  Police finally managed to catch the culprit.
4  The main culprit in the current crisis seems to be modern farming techniques.
5  All the men were being deported even though the real culprits in the fight have not been identified.