clue
Example Sentences
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In 1984, while at the General Archive of the Indies in Seville, Spain, he came upon several letters written in 1708 that contained, Mr. Sancton tells us, “critical clues” to the San José’s whereabouts.
It abandoned the hokum that convinced educators that they could teach kids to read through pictures and context clues rather than decoding words.
The crew was looking for clues that would help it better understand what the subsurface looks like, and where to eventually drill production wells.
And actually I didn’t have a clue what the production was trying to communicate about the play.”
As numbers fall, scientists say these night-time visits could hold vital clues to the nocturnal mammal's survival.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
