gut feeling
Example Sentences
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“My gut feeling is more of these are citizens than not.”
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026
“I just went with a gut feeling, and it felt like we needed seven, minimum,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
A few days before the assignment I had this gut feeling that I wanted a portrait of the bestselling author with a wall of mirrors.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
"That is just gut feeling and nothing medical... let's not be too negative yet. We don't know yet. Let's hope he is back with us soon."
From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025
Even before I’d found the cat-killer article, there had been many signs supporting my gut feeling that Fig was sick, so that didn’t count.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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