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
"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
“You have a hunch, you have a gut feeling, you sort of go down a rabbit hole,” she said, “and you hope that it works.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
She said to him, “I have a gut feeling they’re not going to be able to contain the virus in that one room.”
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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