hunch Sentence Examples

  1. Emily had a strong hunch that the stranger was hiding something.
  2. The detective's hunch led him to the hidden evidence.
  3. Jake had a nagging hunch that his boss was not being honest.
  4. The scientist followed her hunch and made a breakthrough discovery.
  5. Mary trusted her hunch and decided to change her career path.
  6. The doctor had a hunch that the patient's symptoms were indicative of a rare disease.
  7. The businessman relied on his hunches to make risky but successful investments.
  8. The hiker's hunch saved him from getting lost in the wilderness.
  9. The artist had a hunch that her painting would become a masterpiece.
  10. The gambler followed his hunch and placed a bet that paid off handsomely.

hunch Meaning

Wordnet

hunch (n)

an impression that something might be the case

the act of bending yourself into a humped position

Wordnet

hunch (v)

round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulders forward

Webster

hunch (n.)

A hump; a protuberance.

A lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread.

A push or thrust, as with the elbow.

A strong, intuitive impression that something will happen; -- said to be from the gambler's superstition that it brings luck to touch the hump of a hunchback.

Webster

hunch (v. t.)

To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust suddenly.

To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the back.

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FAQs About the word hunch

an impression that something might be the case, the act of bending yourself into a humped position, round one's back by bending forward and drawing the shoulder

crouch, huddle,squat, hunker (down), scrunch, couch,curl up, squinch

solution,solution,answer, answer,

Emily had a strong hunch that the stranger was hiding something.

The detective's hunch led him to the hidden evidence.

Jake had a nagging hunch that his boss was not being honest.

The scientist followed her hunch and made a breakthrough discovery.