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How to use hint in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb, interjection

Hint means a clue. Example: “I needed a hint to complete the crossword.”

Examples of hint by meaning

nounA clue.

  • I needed a hint to complete the crossword.

nounAn implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.

  • He gave me a hint that my breath smelt.

nounA small, barely detectable amount.

  • There was a hint of irony in his voice.
  • I could taste a hint of lemon in my iced water.
  • Mother very rightly resented the slightest hint of condescension.1921, Ben Travers, chapter 2, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC

nounInformation in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order...

  • This font does not scale well to small sizes; the hints for the 10-point letter 'g' still need work.

verbTo imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue.

  • She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes.
  • I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity.1913, Robert Barr, chapter 4, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad

verbTo bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.

  • to hint a suspicion

verbTo develop and add hints to a font.

  • The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens.

verbTo give (a person) a hint; to tip off.

  • If you find the treasure in the video game, please do not hint other players about it.

More sentences with hint

  • She had a fiendish smile that hinted at a cunning plan.From the entry fiendish
  • His barbecue sauce could use a hint of cayenne to heat it up a bit.From the entry cayenne
  • She looked me up and down and hinted that I could do with losing some weight.From the entry up and down
  • The rising cost of the basket of goods hints at inflation.From the entry basket of goods
  • The lecturer would drop hints whenever the students struggled.From the entry drop
  • She was a plain-speaking woman without a hint of pretense.From the entry pretense
  • I gave the salesman an Irish hint that he wasn't welcome by slamming the door in his face.From the entry Irish hint
  • The title is an indirect hint to the three unclued lights, which in turn might say what is to be done about the diagram.From the entry unclued
  • Trump hinted that Britain might be spared tariffs, saying: “I think that one can be worked out”.2025 February 3, Tom Phillips, Richard Partington, quoting Donald Trump, “Trump agrees to pause Mexico tariffs as shares tumble over trade…. From the entry work out
  • There are even hints that Apple will use MCP in its forthcoming AI-enabled version of Siri.2025 December 10, Hayden Field, “AI companies want a new internet — and they think they’ve found the key. MCP has already taken the…. From the entry MCP
  • Satellite imagery substantiates these developments, hinting at Ukrainian vehicles crossing Surovikin's Line.2023 September 21st, Tatarigami_UA, “Post № 1704726674435150186”, in 𝕏. From the entry Surovikin Line
  • It would take only the slightest hint of a revolution to roll it all up.2022 March 20, Douglas Palermo, 2021: A Year Inverse, iUniverse, →ISBN. From the entry katamari
  • The dude one-throating an eclair like a duck should be a hint.2022 March 31, VodkaBarf, “what a - way to have your meal”, in Reddit, StupidFood, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2022. From the entry one-throat
  • Her words were as cool as ever, but there was a hint of embarrassment in her voice.2021, Rifujin na Magonote, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Volume 11, unnumbered page. From the entry kuudere
  • It's almost like the NSA is dropping a not-so-subtle hint, though why it would is debatable.2021 September 1, Gareth Corfield, “NSA: We 'don't know when or even if' a quantum computer will ever be able to break today's public-key…. From the entry CRQC
  • The blistering heat hinted at the greater costs of climate breakdown to come.2021 June 29, Gabrielle Canon, “Historic heatwave, extreme drought and wildfires plague North American west”, in The Guardian. From the entry climate breakdown
  • Still white, but this time there is a hint of epicanthic fold about her eyes.2020, N. K. Jemisin, The City We Became, Orbit, page 331. From the entry epicanthic
  • There was a hint of structural problems for Germany from the opening exchanges.2018 June 17, Barney Ronay, “Mexico’s Hirving Lozano stuns world champions Germany for brilliant win”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The…. From the entry +1
  • They carefully dissect his statements, looking for hints of their influence.2018 November 4, Kevin Roose, Ali Winston, “Far-Right Internet Groups Listen for Trump's Approval, and Often Hear It”, in The New York…. From the entry /ourguy/
  • What lies outside may or may not be a zombie dystopia with well-placed hints of Brueghelian hellfire.2017 October 29, Guy Lodge, “DVD reviews: It Comes at Night, My Cousin Rachel, The Villainess and more”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry Brueghelian
  • Playing as FemShep hints that the game world's claims to gender equality may be overstated.2017, Lynda Clark, “Commander Shepard”, in Jaime Banks, Robert Mejia, Aubrie Adams, editors, 100 Greatest Video Game Characters, page 44. From the entry FemShep
  • Crisp golden circles with square indentations and a hint of darker color around the outside.2017, A.R. Barley, chapter 22, in On Duty (Smoke & Bullets), Toronto, Ont.: Carina Press, Harlequin Enterprises, →ISBN. From the entry waffley
  • Bowman only hinted it was “on loan” from the Chatham Dockyard, so I didn't ask more.2014, N. Jay Young, A Ship's Tale, →ISBN. From the entry on loan
  • Tyson took the hint and stood up in his brash white suit.2014, Donald McRae, Dark Trade: Lost in Boxing, →ISBN. From the entry bearbaiting
  • The third shoutline and final paragraph hint at this final conflict.2014, Kris James, Hook, Tagline, and Sinker: Writing Irresistible Book Descriptions. From the entry shoutline
  • In ME3, they have a deep friendship with hints of possibly more.2013 June, Francesca Reyes, “Goodnight Shepard”, in Xbox 360 Magazine, page 48. From the entry ME3
  • Sarkozy gave a defiant speech, going on the offensive and betraying no hint of having been beaten.2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, in the Guardian. From the entry overture
  • His shirt has come dislodged from his pants, revealing a hint of his happy trail.2011, E. L. James, Fifty Shades Freed, Vintage Books, published 2012, →ISBN, pages 424–425. From the entry happy trail
  • There’s a hint of tropicality, with mango kicking in on the crisp citrus finish.2009 March 28, Gord Stimmell, “Turn out the lights, turn on your tastebuds”, in Toronto Star. From the entry tropicality

Meaning of hint

  1. noun A clue.
  2. noun An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
  3. noun A small, barely detectable amount.

Full definition of hint

Questions about hint in a sentence

How do you use hint in a sentence?
Hint is used as a noun, verb and interjection. For example: “I needed a hint to complete the crossword.”
What is a short sentence with hint?
“to hint a suspicion”
What does hint mean?
Hint means a clue.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: hint (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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