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insinuate

[in-sin-yoo-eyt] / ɪnˈsɪn juˌeɪt /




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When Cady is suddenly exonerated and set free, he shows up to insinuate himself in the Bowdens’ life.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

The Degas’ whereabouts remained a mystery, but the case suggests that Doyle was learning how to insinuate himself in the blue-chip center of the art world, not merely on its fringes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

"I absolutely would not have gone through life having this on my chest if I knew that – and to insinuate that I did is disgusting," Platner said in a statement to the BBC.

From BBC Oct. 22, 2025

Reese also pointed to her ring finger in front of Clark to insinuate that she and LSU would be taking home the championship, which they did.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2024

A scintilla of doubt had begun to insinuate itself.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

His press flak insinuates it’s because the senator’s name sounds like that of a nameless criminal.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2025

A wholly unexpected focus on those modest and hidden internal body parts in his neck insinuates Jerome’s interior anguish, an emotional experience that cannot be seen inside his head.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 18, 2024

Her placement in an even higher position of authority than she was before shows how easily she insinuates her way into influential positions by committing evil acts masked as serving the greater good.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2023

Harding insinuates himself into Adil’s life to get closer to Ruhaba, who seems to recognize Harding’s attraction to her while keeping him at a collegial distance.

From Washington Post Feb. 15, 2023

The moment a writer of either school insinuates a principle or sentiment of Despair, whether he be a dramatist or a sentimentalist, the author enters his earnest protest.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various

Quite the contrary, Pratt has insinuated on social media that they’re onto something.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

Herta Müller’s account of growing up in Ceaușescu’s Romania documents how the state insinuated oppression into every corner of life.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

In an interview with an Argentine daily, Venezi, 36, insinuated that jobs in the opera orchestra were "practically passed down from father to son", angering musicians.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2026

"Constantly assuming new faces, it has insinuated itself into the heart of our societies, into every crack, too often accompanied by that same pact of cowardice: to keep silent, to refuse to see."

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

No one showed any interest in tracking me, no one pried, no one insinuated.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

He previously noted that the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics were a “guiding star” for his retirement, insinuating that he would likely hang up his racket following the games.

From MarketWatch Jan. 12, 2026

I have lived, Jhabvala said, like “a cuckoo forever insinuating myself into others’ nests.”

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 4, 2025

In fact the White House defended it, insinuating the journalist deserved it for being “unprofessional.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2025

This fits in with Kennedy's long-standing history of eugenics-tinged notions that disease is a good thing, falsely claiming that it strengthens the gene pool, and insinuating that it makes survivors stronger.

From Salon May 27, 2025

The willow is in full plumage and is no help, with its insinuating whispers.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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