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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The document is a clear indication that Sabanca advised Turkey’s National Central Bureau to disguise the real basis of an extradition attempt.
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Rhys Davies, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Early indications for this week, according to Mortgage News Daily, show a dip in home loans.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
Just a few weeks later, there are indications that a large-scale exodus of Fort Worth ISD employees may not be far off.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Nov. 2025
That the idea of the possibility of weaponization, or at least the boast that Iran is capable of building a bomb, has been openly floated in the past year is an indication that a race for a bomb is not out of the question, despite Ayatollah Khamenei’s fatwa prohibiting it.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
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Rhys Davies, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Early indications for this week, according to Mortgage News Daily, show a dip in home loans.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
Just a few weeks later, there are indications that a large-scale exodus of Fort Worth ISD employees may not be far off.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Nov. 2025
That the idea of the possibility of weaponization, or at least the boast that Iran is capable of building a bomb, has been openly floated in the past year is an indication that a race for a bomb is not out of the question, despite Ayatollah Khamenei’s fatwa prohibiting it.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Indication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indication. Accessed 27 Nov. 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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