How to Use hint in a Sentence

hint

1 of 2 noun
  • The sauce has a subtle hint of garlic.
  • Her face gave me a hint of what she was thinking.
  • They'll betray you at the first hint of trouble.
  • He had a hint of a German accent.
  • There was a hint of pride in his words.
    — Josh Ireland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Some men just don’t seem to get the hint.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The first hint of what’s to come is in the front yard.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • Shahn more or less ignored the hint.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Biggest hint of things to come?
    — Melissa Locker, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Expect some hints dropped this week.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Check out our hints and answers right here.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Check out our hints and answers right here.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Check out our hints and answers right here.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Check out our hints and answers right here.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The hi-hat hits also just lack a hint of bite.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
  • What ails her is not clear, but someone has a hint.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The episode also sets up some hints about what’s to come next.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • For now, though, the pop star isn't giving any hints.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The green pepper and hint of cayenne pair well with the briny shrimp.
    — Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Now the rest of us have a first hint of what that moment was like.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
  • But Parker has dropped some hints.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
  • It’s been over a decade and there is no hint of change on the horizon.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Or maybe there’s a hint of truth, and not all car salesmen are like that.
    — Summer Ballentine, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • That’s not to say there haven’t been hints that bad actors have come through.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Not a hint of skin should be detected.
    — Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Huppert may have given us a hint tonight.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 May 2026
  • But there were the briefest hints of what the Chicks have stood for and still do.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 19 June 2026
  • The only hint of her famous son?
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Traders have piled in to stocks on any hint that the war might be coming to an end.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
  • But the movie does end with a strong hint that a sequel is coming.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2026

hint

2 of 2 verb
  • The boss hinted about possible layoffs.
  • I keep hinting, but she's not catching on. I think I need to be more direct.
  • In the final film, hints abound.
    — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • Both sides also have hinted that the war could go on for longer.
    — Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Trump on Monday hinted that a deal is now close.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Rolling Loud has yet to hint or reveal who the surprise act might be.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Prior to his birth, the couple hinted that his name would be unique.
    — Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • There were earlier hints the group had been looking ahead.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
  • That detective work hinted that the trend would soon spread to soft drinks.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
  • There might be, Sakic hinted, a trade.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 June 2026
  • Trump hints Rupert and Lachlan may be in the mix.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The small amount of data also hints that the drug is effective.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
  • Wyle hinted that fans can expect a change in weather in the new season.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
  • Outbreaks south of the equator hinted strongly of a surge in the north.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Hosts often want to hint that the evening is wrapping up without being blunt.
    — Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
  • But Raevyn hints that her twin brother Finch is involved in the killings.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Klum hinted that her costume this year will surmount to something big.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Several forces seemed to hint at a downshifting in job growth.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Ham did hint that the number of minutes James plays this season is not set in stone.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Trump has stayed out of the race to date, but has hinted that an endorsement is coming.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 12 May 2026
  • As hinted by the nickname title, in Rafa, that changes.
    — Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • His candid reflection a few weeks ago hinted as much.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Trump hints Iran war could last longer than estimated.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Blair hints that some potential changes are in the works although had no details to share at press time.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Zaslav hinted that live sports events and news will be added to Max before the end of the year.
    — Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Announcing two more shows — and, judging by their tone, hinting that this could be the end of the group.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The fossils hint that this giant scorpion may have lived in the water some of the time.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2026
  • White also hinted that parts of season two could carry over into the third.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2023
  • That hints Salyer was more of a problem than a solution through the years.
    — Omar Kelly march 13, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Kehoe also hinted that there will be more arrests in the future.
    — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026

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