hint - use in sentences

Preposition: of

  • vanilla: They have a wonderful South African tea with a hint of vanilla ( Bourbon was the name ) which was delicious.
  • irony: Only Gaz would never call it that " I make soul music, " he says without even a hint of irony.
  • spice: The food is French, the flavors with a subtle hint of north African spice.
  • sweetness: Traditional Add chopped young leaves of angelica to fruit salads to give them fresh flavor with a hint of sweetness.
  • sarcasm: Of course, some of you may have noticed a slight hint of sarcasm there?
  • licorice: The palate was quite astringent with some tannins and hints of licorice.

Converse of object

  • drop: Let us drop a heavy hint for you Are you moving house soon, maybe having a birthday or deserve a special present?
  • detect: Does one detect a hint of bitterness in these descriptions?
  • give: Avoid giving hints about how the person should interact with your web pages.
  • render: Specified by: put in interface Map Parameters: key - the rendering hint key. value - the rendering hint value.

Preposition: at

  • possibility: The Green Paper hinted at the possibility of fiscal measures to promote that investment.

Adjective modifier

  • handy: Here are some handy hints on how to keep on the right track.
  • slight: Of course, some of you may have noticed a slight hint of sarcasm there?
  • helpful: Here are some helpful hints Explore the critical nature of your thinking.
  • subtle: She spends the week dropping subtle hints, which I totally fail to notice.
  • faint: Indeed, many never leave Tarmac or gather the faintest hint of mud.
  • vague: Also you need to be specific - vague hints will not do.

Noun used with modifier

  • merest: But the strange thing about all of these accounts is that none of them contain the merest hint of a library or any books.
  • rendering: The area of interest is supplied as a Shape, and the rendering hints are supplied as a RenderingHints object.
  • password: IE6 also asks you to enter a password hint - just in case you do forget your password Click the [ Settings ] button.

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