insinuating

Example Sentences

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He responded with, “There goes the house,” insinuating that he’s going to lose it.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

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

The articles highlighted by Brown criticise her hair, face, body and style, with some insinuating she looks much older than she is.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

His precise, insinuating delivery suggested horrors that Turner could not immediately grasp.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan