Example Sentences

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But most are not well versed in sifting through medical research, and separating high-quality evidence from anecdotes and hunches.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Much of the panic driving recent selloffs has been based on futuristic hunches or kneejerk assessments of the impact of new AI tools.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

“The Bear” star Jeremy Allen White hunches into leather jackets and flannels, dark curls coquettishly kissing his brow, in order to embody Springsteen on screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

At the same time, the feats of Mr. Goddio and company—accomplished through a combination of mathematics, historical hunches and old-fashioned deep-sea diving—will keep a viewer afloat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

On another floor of the hospital, in a waiting room, Ashoke hunches over a Boston Globe from a month ago, abandoned on a neighboring chair.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri