The phrase "a hint of class" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has a subtle or understated elegance or sophistication.
Example: "The restaurant's decor had a hint of class, making it the perfect place for a special occasion."
Alternatives: "a touch of elegance" or "a dash of sophistication."
He certainly carried with him, to Oxford and beyond, more than a hint of class resentment.
The movies share tried-and-true elements of the Sparks formula: star-crossed love with a hint of class disparity (but no nonwhite characters of any consequence); terminal illness; late-breaking revelations and plot twists.
Claire and Doug's romance has a hint of class tension — she's what the locals call a "toonie," meaning a gentrifying interloper into their tightly-knit bastion — but the film is too cool and procedural to give their relationship any depth of feeling.
(Bo, in contrast, must fall back on his raffish surfer charm.) Gustavo's tense relationship with Jim raises a hint of class resentment and ethnic prejudice, but this theme is no more persuasively developed than the Oedipal conflict between Jim and Bo.
I do think there's a hint of class tension in the story: Robert teases Margot about her "highbrow" taste in movies, and repeatedly brings up her college education in a way that (in my mind) suggests the possibility that he hasn't gone to college himself.
Remember: it always, always, always pays to put that little bit extra effort into your intellectual life, because anybody with a hint of class knows that there's nothing less impressive than a dimwit.
The crimes are committed without apparent motive beyond a hint of class-related antipathy – with Tony arguably representing the metropolitan elite so vilified by Republicans in this year's election campaign.
MacLeod, who has made his name as a one-day batsman, showed impressive restraint and skill on his first-class debut for Durham, and Stokes offered a hint of his class by playing Kerrigan with far more assurance than any previous left-hander.
A brown fashion boot plays into the casual nature of denim while a black boot adds a subtle hint of class.
A hint of a middle class has appeared -- as has China's closest thing to a Western-style independent newspaper, Southern Weekend.
And I convinced myself that now, with a hint of free time before classes resume, I would finally de-clutter.
