dimly sense

Frequency: 6.48.0 per million words

to have a vague feeling or impression about something

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Examples (10)

  • Even from a distance, I could dimly sense that something was amiss.
  • She dimly sensed his disappointment, though he tried to hide it with a smile.
  • As he woke up, he could dimly sense the sunlight filtering through the curtains.
  • The old dog would dimly sense its owner's return long before the car pulled into the driveway.
  • Lost in the forest, she could only dimly sense the direction of the main road.
  • We could dimly sense a change in the political climate, but couldn't pinpoint the exact cause.
  • He dimly sensed he was being watched as he walked down the empty street.
  • Through the confusing data, the scientist began to dimly sense a pattern emerging.
  • Even as a child, she could dimly sense the unspoken tensions within her family.
  • Lying in the quiet room, I began to dimly sense the faint rhythm of my own heartbeat.