cue
Example Sentences
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Getting my uniform on was like a cue to start a race.
From Literature
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The method, Mr. Coyle explains, is “about building a set of awakening cues that allow you to let go of control and connect to something larger than yourself.”
He was a popular commentator, with his famous "where's the cue ball going?" catchphrase when a player was close to committing a foul.
From BBC
Nevertheless, the unseen chauffeur cues “Billie Jean” again on the stereo.
From Los Angeles Times
Pua takes this as her cue to wiggle her fingers at Leo.
From Literature
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