How to use "theory" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "theory" in popular movie and book plots

  • Julie goes to the docks to tell Ray her theory but he is dubious.  - I Know What You Did Last Summer
  • Correcting an erroneous theory of Lestrade's, Holmes remarks that it is the German word for "revenge".  - A Study in Scarlet
  • Poirot's focus is upon a wasp that has been seen in the compartment and which provided evidence for the original theory of the cause of death.  - Death in the Clouds
  • That night, he returns to the temple to spend the night there and confirms his theory that Nip is actually a spirit.  - A Chinese Ghost Story
  • It is an excerpt of William of Ockham from Opera Theologica in which Ockham explains his theory of intuitive cognition.  - Human Nature (film)
  • At the meeting Belbo was reminded of the Colonel's conspiracy theory by the words of a young woman who was apparently in a trance.  - Foucault's Pendulum
  • He tests his theory out on his landlady, whom he successfully makes disappear.  - The Mind and the Matter
  • Hardly less glamorous are the art critics, each of whom has a pet theory about art.  - Riders of the Purple Wage
  • When his executioners argue after killing Farrell, Jim escapes and spots a NATO aircraft flying overhead, proving Farrell's theory correct.  - 28 Days Later
  • At first, Tommy's theory is laughed off, until another resident, Les Goodman, tries unsuccessfully to start his car.  - The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
  • On September 10, 2015, Miyamoto confirmed a fan theory stating that the entirety of Super Mario Bros.  - Super Mario Bros. 3
  • The coroner now concurs with the mayor's theory that the girl was killed in a boating accident.  - Jaws (film)
  • Keyes tells Neff of his theory outside Neff's apartment, while Phyllis hides behind the door.  - Double Indemnity (film)
  • His radical theory is dismissed by most doctors, particularly his most vocal critic, Dr Charbonnet (Fritz Leiber, Sr).  - The Story of Louis Pasteur
  • MacReady explains his theory that every piece of the alien is an individual organism with its own survival instinct.  - The Thing (1982 film)
  • They both approach fellow doctors and town authorities about their theory but are eventually dismissed on the basis of one death.  - The Plague

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