Examples of indication in a Sentence
Her evaluation will give me a good indication of where I stand in the class.
There were indications that he was thinking of changing jobs.
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If April’s output is any indication, clearing 49,000 outstanding PSLF requests could take well over two and a half years.
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
This week, keep an eye out on earnings from Home Depot, Target and TJX for an indication of how the American consumer has been holding up — and how those big retailers will deal with tariffs.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 19 May 2025
But if this upending of the portable-display status quo is any indication, the days of these monitors being defined by panels that simply mimic a companion laptop screen are over.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 18 May 2025
If Saturday was any indication, a lot more joy is set to wash over Fever fans, who have waited a decade for the franchise to finish with a winning record.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
This week, keep an eye out on earnings from Home Depot, Target and TJX for an indication of how the American consumer has been holding up — and how those big retailers will deal with tariffs.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 19 May 2025
But if this upending of the portable-display status quo is any indication, the days of these monitors being defined by panels that simply mimic a companion laptop screen are over.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 18 May 2025
If Saturday was any indication, a lot more joy is set to wash over Fever fans, who have waited a decade for the franchise to finish with a winning record.
—Ben Pickman, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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“Indication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indication. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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indication
noun
in·di·ca·tion
ˌin-də-ˈkā-shən 
1
: the action of indicating
2
: something that indicates : sign, suggestion
Medical Definition
indication
noun
in·di·ca·tion
ˌin-də-ˈkā-shən
1
a
: a symptom or particular circumstance that indicates the advisability or necessity of a specific medical treatment or procedure
postpartum hemorrhage is the chief indication for the use of ergot preparations and derivatives—C. H. Thienes
C. H. Thienes
b
: something that is indicated as advisable or necessary
in case of collapse the immediate indication is artificial respiration—The Journal of the American Medical Association
The Journal of the American Medical Association2
: the degree indicated in a specific instance or at a specific time on a graduated physical instrument (as a thermometer)
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