How to Use clue in in a Sentence

clue in

phrasal verb
Definition of clue innext
  • Eagle-eyed viewers will notice some nods to these new clues in the teaser above.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 July 2024
  • This shouldn’t come as a surprise for those who picked up on a major clue in the Season 3 finale.
    — Keisha Hatchett, TVLine, 23 July 2024
  • Each Row contains two answers, side by side, which span the width of the grid and are clued in order.
    — Patrick Berry, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The Garland Avenue bomb did not explode at all, and would provide one of the first big clues in the case.
    — Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
  • The actress told the outlet that she had been first clued in to the facial by an aesthetician.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 12 July 2024
  • The first clue in the case was a July 11 call to state troopers about an empty kayak with a dry bag attached.
    — Marisa Iati, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
  • With the potential clues in place, fans online are trying to connect the dots.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Quill and fountain pens In one part of the exhibit, fans have clued in on a quill and a fountain pen near a piece of paper.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Schwartzkopf says even though Amy couldn't provide a name, the clues in her account add up to just one conclusion.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Investors will be looking for clues in a post-meeting statement on when the central bank will pause the rate hikes.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 3 May 2023
  • Spotify teased the top artist by hiding Swift clues in billboards around the globe in the days leading up to the unveiling.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Ten months after the homicide, the Murder Squad began looking for clues in a very public place.
    — Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Brady took a few selfies, clued in her family via text message and got ready for Russell to wake up.
    — Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 25 July 2023
  • Marc is clued in to a secret his husband was keeping from him by a Loewe shopping bag in Oliver’s closet.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The quarterback intentionally didn’t clue in most of his teammates about the call.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Was there a clue in the fact that in the nineties, Banyai’s mother, the executor of his father’s estate, took him to court to recover a Volkswagen Jetta?
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
  • New information may offer clues in the killings of several wild burros in the Mojave Desert more than four years ago.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2024
  • But even among voters who are fully clued in on these viral moments, there are those warning Harris not to lean too deep into the memes.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 23 July 2024
  • Swift has trained her fans to be on the lookout for clues in her work that may have a larger meaning, an assignment fans are taking seriously for the movie, too.
    — Michael Cavna, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
  • If anything, the audience for the German movie will see clues in choppy, stylized fight scenes as to whether a scene ought to be seen as serious or just insane fun.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
  • However, there might be some clues in the nuances of each patient’s cognitive function.
    — Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Hard to say in the Thursday game if a 20-something fan a dozen rows up from the third base dugout agreed with Borkowski’s sentiment or was insufficiently clued in as to how the system worked.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 26 July 2023
  • Bank robbers and terrorists are presumably also clued in on this now.
    — WIRED, 22 June 2023
  • The manner, tone, and expressions of speech can be valuable clues in assessing cognition.
    — Lawrence K. Altman, STAT, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Put your crossword blinders on and attack one column of clues in its entirety before trying the others.
    — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 25 June 2023
  • Over the weekend, the designer used her Instagram to clue in fans to her plans to visit the Beltway, by posting Warren’s invitation to speak at the hearing.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 30 July 2024
  • We are clued in to the lodger’s identity (the actor family, the secessionist loyalties).
    — Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
  • With audiences now clued in on Rya’s full history and commitment to Danny’s cause, Seyfried says the rest of the series will find their stories more clearly intertwined.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 30 June 2023
  • As for more details about the unique holiday venture, Hallmark gave some clues in an article for People published on July 19.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2023
  • It wasn't known then, but those two locations – Long Island and midtown Manhattan – would become important clues in the hunt for a serial killer.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023

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