hunch

Example Sentences

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She didn’t hunch against the chill or under the press of society’s low expectations for a single, ambitious woman.

From Salon

And so he employs other tools: the hunch, the educated guess, even out-and-out speculation.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was another long night hunched over a table, staring at groups of letters on little slips of paper.

From Literature

It’s usually busy: people eating in the restaurant, playing pool in the back room, leaning over the jukebox, hunched over drinks.

From Literature

I hadn’t realized it, but the second I sat down, I hunched my shoulders and wrapped my arms around my stomach.

From Literature