Detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues.
1 Martin sensed something new in this answer; something fresh and perhaps useful.
2 I sensed violence in the room a split second before it erupted.
3 Perhaps he sensed her coming, heard her; or perhaps she was unskilful.
4 She sensed the anger and sadness here; she still felt the violence.
5 She sensed danger in the air, danger in the earth, danger everywhere.
6 She had sensed his need and shown him a way to reply.
7 Rivera, though, sensed immediately that Torre's plan would be subject to change.
8 But he sensed that the situation was more dangerous than it appeared.
9 Brad sensed the apprehension in the others that he felt in himself.
10 I'd like to say Fred sensed my great power and backed down.
11 He sensed what was soon confirmed: he had overstepped by several millimetres.
12 He has sensed conspiracy at every turn; a trap in every question.
13 Having brought a fancy new juicer with me, I sensed an opportunity.
14 Something unfamiliar, yet also teasingly recognizable; like something she had sensed recently.
15 Everybody sensed I needed a moment of privacy and left me alone.
16 I think he sensed my newfound power and was threatened by it.
Other examples for "sensed"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term sensed
sense Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Sensed across language varieties