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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But my sixth sense, my gut from traveling this country, Pennsylvania twice over the course of just the last week and last few days, suggests to me that there is something real going on here. —

Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024 Does that give you a sixth sense on how to talk with performers? —

Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024 By record’s end, Garcia emerges in full command of this mercurial spirit world—a high priestess with a synth and a killer sixth sense. —

Suzy Exposito, SPIN, 6 June 2024 Late founder Roger Ailes (and current CEO Suzanne Scott) was said to have a sixth sense for what their viewers want. —

Lachlan Cartwright, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sixth sense