inkling of

Frequency: 7.03.5 per million words

Used to introduce the subject of the vague idea or suspicion.

inklingNOUN + PREPOSITION

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of

Examples (10)

  • We had no inkling of the impending disaster.
  • She didn't give the slightest inkling of her plans.
  • I had a faint inkling of his true intentions.
  • There was no inkling of any trouble at the meeting.
  • He gave us no inkling of his dissatisfaction.
  • The first inkling of a major problem came when the system crashed.
  • Do you have any inkling of her sudden departure?
  • Despite extensive research, they had no inkling of the cause of the phenomenon.
  • She concealed her feelings so well that no one had an inkling of her deep sadness.
  • From his evasive answers, I got a strong inkling of his guilt.