sixth sense
Example Sentences
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Because interoceptive signals originate deep within the body and are often processed unconsciously, scientists often describe this system as our "hidden sixth sense."
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2025
The Australian labradoodle has a sixth sense for when she’s nervous or upset.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024
That’s more than a detective’s instincts at work; that’s a sixth sense.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2024
Milo says he and his colleagues have long believed that numbers can “provide a sixth sense of the world.”
From Science Magazine • Feb. 27, 2023
It was almost as though Kaisa had a sixth sense about it, for she never came when Lady Isobel was home.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
