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Meanings of sixth sense in English

Portuguese
sexto sentido
Catalan
sisè sentit
Spanish
sexto sentido

Grasping the inner nature of things intuitively.

sexto sentido

Claimed sense.

Usage of sixth sense in English
1
It is a universal human faculty; Carlyle nicknames it the sixth sense.
Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography
2
Again that sixth sense that marked the best lookouts came into play.
Quest for the well of souls
3
It was a sixth sense that had served him well in combat.
A Brewing Storm
4
That bastard's got an amazing sixth sense when it comes to business.
The Flanders Panel
5
Thanks girl, but for my sixth sense is saying don't do it.
Oh lord, help me keep my panties on
6
You gonna vote for court-martial on the basis of your sixth sense?
Secret Sanction
7
My sixth sense was buzzing when we got out of the car.
Antiphon
8
Her sixth sense warned her he was due to drop by unexpectedly.
Deadly promises
9
It remains by itself, almost like the impression of a sixth sense.
Table Talk: Essays on Men and Manners
10
Grannies call it sixth sense, but more likely it was caveman-survival stuff.
NS13 Zero Hour (2010)
11
Like the older inhabitants, he was acquiring a sixth sense for danger.
The Status Civilization
12
You know, that sixth sense that so many people forget about.
The ghost chronicles
13
Caul seemed to navigate by some sixth sense, confidently bounding left or right.
Library of Souls
14
She had a great sixth sense, but she thought it had failed her.
Making toast
15
I actually envy your sixth sense, and your understanding of the criminal mind
The President's Assassin
16
But Gimli's natural paranoia was itself something of a sixth sense.
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
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Translations for sixth sense
Portuguese
sexto sentido
Sixth sense through the time
Sixth sense across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common