Example Sentences

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However, he admitted he - along with scientists and advisers - should have "twigged" the seriousness posed by the disease earlier than he did.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023

Boris Johnson has said he should have "twigged" the seriousness of Covid sooner, conceding earlier action could have been taken against the virus.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

In the first of two days of testimony, Mr Johnson said he should have "twigged" the seriousness of Covid sooner, conceding earlier action could have been taken against the virus.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2023

Most people seem to have twigged the “surveillance” part of the term, but overlooked the second word.

From The Guardian • Sep. 19, 2020

I couldn't go and change when I came back with the wire, as Crabtree would then have twigged that I'd been out in the rain.

From Adventures in Many Lands by Gillett, F.