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Examples of intuit in a Sentence
He was able to intuit the answer immediately.
She intuited a connection between the two crimes.
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The narrative structure is simple and logical in this regard — these images are connected enough in story and concept that these factual clues become easy to intuit — but what remains uncertain is the thematic nature of this visual connection.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
Readers of political thrillers may intuit early on the resolution of the deadly duel between two opposing spies—a gorgeous female CIA operative and an irresistibly charming male officer in Cuba’s Intelligence Directorate.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
His receipt of the prestigious Bollingen Prize, in 1959, for a book of new and selected poems, seems like a high point, but Schwartz probably intuited that the prize was awarded less out of admiration than pity.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Most children can intuit when something is going on in their family, according to Abbie Owens, who specializes in psychosocial and emotional needs of children treated at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
But Ringo intuited that something unusual was happening in his world.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
But, as the women correctly intuited, the pay is high for a reason.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
But when Sadhu left in 2022, Dugar—intuiting another shift in the Indian palette—saw an opportunity to double down on regional cooking.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2024
Forward-thinking Val, however, intuits that the change would mean less direct contact with Meredith, and her elevation would leave a vacancy at the managerial level, replete with benefits and a forty-thousand-dollar starting salary—a role that would fall to one of them.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2024
Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
Readers of political thrillers may intuit early on the resolution of the deadly duel between two opposing spies—a gorgeous female CIA operative and an irresistibly charming male officer in Cuba’s Intelligence Directorate.
—Richard Feinberg, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
His receipt of the prestigious Bollingen Prize, in 1959, for a book of new and selected poems, seems like a high point, but Schwartz probably intuited that the prize was awarded less out of admiration than pity.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Most children can intuit when something is going on in their family, according to Abbie Owens, who specializes in psychosocial and emotional needs of children treated at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah.
—Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
But Ringo intuited that something unusual was happening in his world.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2024
But, as the women correctly intuited, the pay is high for a reason.
—Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
But when Sadhu left in 2022, Dugar—intuiting another shift in the Indian palette—saw an opportunity to double down on regional cooking.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2024
Forward-thinking Val, however, intuits that the change would mean less direct contact with Meredith, and her elevation would leave a vacancy at the managerial level, replete with benefits and a forty-thousand-dollar starting salary—a role that would fall to one of them.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2024
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“Intuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intuit. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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