sensed

Example Sentences

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He sensed it when audiences roared with laughter during the Playhouse’s production of “Eureka Day,” and during a beat of pin-drop silence in “Amadeus.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

He never asked about how her film was going, but the director sensed he was tacitly checking in on her progress, hoping that she was not losing faith.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

They might not be able to get into the weeds of the finer points of monetary policy, but they rightly sensed the central bank’s shortcomings in recent years.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

The folks in that room already sensed it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

It was an antiwar crowd, and Ellsberg sensed the students’ mistrust of a former Pentagon insider.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin