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What is an example of a context clue in a sentence?

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Context clues are hints you can find about a word's meaning by looking carefully at the other words in a sentence. Example: Gerard was so hungry that for lunch he consumed three sandwiches and a quart of milk. The sentence gives context clues (hints) that Gerard was hungry.
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