insinuate
Example Sentences
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Her tales defy easy categorization—suspense shockers? ghost stories? horror sketches?—even as they insinuate themselves into our souls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
No one required Rodgers to publicly insinuate, without a single shred of merit, that late night host Jimmy Kimmel is a sex criminal.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2024
The term had long been used in Haitian street slang to insinuate male dominance and power.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2023
He died from a sudden illness in Birmingham in June, and some of those close to him insinuate there was foul play involved.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2023
A scintilla of doubt had begun to insinuate itself.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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