sixth sense
noun
: a power of perception like but not one of the five senses : a keen intuitive power
Examples of sixth sense in a Sentence
She claimed to have a sixth sense for knowing when someone was about to call her.
a filmmaker with a sixth sense for knowing which stories the general public will find irresistible
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However, the High Priestess shows February being full of rest and healing, urging you to slow down and listen to your intuition… because your sixth sense is strong for a reason.
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 May 2025
Ward doesn’t have Mahomes’ all-world arm talent, and Mahomes has since combined that sixth sense with a mastery of how defenses have been trying to defend him over the years.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately, thanks to the alien queen gestating inside her at time of death, her DNA is mixed with that of a xenomorph, giving her a sixth sense, super-fast reflexes, and acidic blood in her veins.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The Gen 7 car has marginalized Hamlin’s sixth sense on super speedways, while Toyotas have recently come up short against Chevrolet and Ford, which split the past four 500s.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 May 2025
Ward doesn’t have Mahomes’ all-world arm talent, and Mahomes has since combined that sixth sense with a mastery of how defenses have been trying to defend him over the years.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Unfortunately, thanks to the alien queen gestating inside her at time of death, her DNA is mixed with that of a xenomorph, giving her a sixth sense, super-fast reflexes, and acidic blood in her veins.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The Gen 7 car has marginalized Hamlin’s sixth sense on super speedways, while Toyotas have recently come up short against Chevrolet and Ford, which split the past four 500s.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Sixth sense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sixth%20sense. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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