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Example Sentences

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Nine months ago, standing in the parking lot of Brother’s Keeper with Patience and Maria Martinez, a Kids Against Climate Change rally had just been an inkling of an idea.

From Literature

Using Claude Code was the first time many users interacted with this kind of AI, offering an inkling of what may be in store.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I'm outgoing and very confident and I love being around people," Auer says, "but I get that inkling that they all think I'm stupid and ugly, and that my life is a continuum of mistakes."

From BBC

Those jobs gave him an inkling that computers would someday fit in our hands and pockets.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I had an inkling that she was ready to play an adult role.”

From Los Angeles Times