inclination
Example Sentences
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Your first inclination will be to try to solve it like a puzzle, where you’ll search for the pieces that match, the teacup or bowl you can reassemble.
From Salon
The natural inclination may be to be closer to the child you most enjoy spending time with.
He was 6-2 by the sixth grade and the natural inclination by the adults was to push him toward basketball, where his size would be a massive advantage.
From Seattle Times
“I had no inclination whatsoever that Luke had been killed until all this information had been pulled out of me.”
From Los Angeles Times
A player dropping his gloves and beating up an opponent with no inclination to fight can also get a lone major.
From Seattle Times
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