insinuation
Example Sentences
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“Any insinuation from any party opining that filing decisions are made—or, in this case, not made—in an effort to influence crime data is unaware, uneducated, or uninformed about how our office operates,” Chapman said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025
"We will be vigorously contesting the allegations brought against him, specifically any insinuation of his operating on behalf of a foreign adversary," they said.
From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025
Instead, “Companion” is content with being a rough draft of a movie about objectification, a lazy first pass that hopes its audience will mistake the insinuation of progressivism for the actual philosophy.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025
Even on the occasions when he deploys more cryptic or diplomatic language, he will use insinuation to let people know what he is talking about.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024
But then suddenly, following a particularly heinous insinuation against his employer, my father brought the car to an abrupt halt.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vocabulary lists containing insinuation
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
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The Kite Runner
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