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Example Sentences

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“I had no inkling that it was Janie, none, even though she had told me weeks later, that she did it and blah, blah, blah,” Ortiz told me.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

"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 • Jan. 16, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

We’re willing to bet he had at least an inkling this could happen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

They stopped running when they realized they had no inkling of where they were headed.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead