What do the following sentences have in common?

1. I don't condone that behavior.

2. She can outwork you twice over.

3. Even if our team doesn't win, we'll still support them.

4. The magician's sleight of hand was amazing.

5. It's heartening to see him back at work.

 

Answer:

 

Each sentence contains a word that conceals a number. In sentence 3, the number spans two words.

 

1. I don't condONE that behavior.

2. She can ouTWOrk you twice over.

3. Even iF OUR team doesn't win, we'll still support them.

4. The magician's slEIGHT of hand was amazing.

5. It's hearTENing to see him back at work.

 

Credit: Jim Holland