gut feeling
Example Sentences
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What happens is, for a lot of people, you get a gut feeling, and then you try and reason with it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Sophia, can you compare the gut feeling you had when you found out Charles Manson was your grandfather to how you felt when you finished the documentary?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Tino Livramento, another who has had fitness issues, can play on both flanks, which begs the question as to whether the inclusion of Newcastle United's Dan Burn is one Tuchel gut feeling too many.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
"I know there is a big solidarity and everyone supports the same group. My gut feeling is supporters did not even know what was happening."
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
What she was saying sounded ridiculous, even to me, but I could see she just couldn’t find the words to explain her gut feeling that I had some smarts stuck in here.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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