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
Recent Examples on the Web
Does that give you a sixth sense on how to talk with performers?
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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
What thrill is there in seeing a hero come into an inexplicable sixth sense, or a villain toy with their newfound abilities, when it’s all presented to us as stuff that just kind of happens, with no rhyme or reason or constraint?
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
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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
What thrill is there in seeing a hero come into an inexplicable sixth sense, or a villain toy with their newfound abilities, when it’s all presented to us as stuff that just kind of happens, with no rhyme or reason or constraint?
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Sixth sense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sixth%20sense. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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